moot court
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of moot court
First recorded in 1780–90
Example Sentences
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It’s not as though he were testing some novel theory in moot court, or practicing “creative” lawyering, as he claimed in a self-pitying podcast interview.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2024
Meese had been Mr. Wallach’s law school classmate and moot court partner at the University of California at Berkeley.
From Washington Post • May 31, 2022
I vividly recall when I first met him, in a moot court session fittingly enough, back before I joined the SG’s office.
From Slate • Feb. 16, 2022
“Meanwhile, other inmates — many of whom have already been convicted — have access to book clubs, moot court, and hours of television.”
From Washington Times • Dec. 16, 2021
I have always regarded our contests in this moot court as the most important part of my legal training.
From Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. by Sherman, John
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