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
Ms. Ellis taught pre-law and political science to undergraduates and was part of the team that developed and advised a moot court program, according to a university spokesman.
From New York Times ● Dec. 3, 2020
My old friend, Mr. Kirkwood, was the prosecuting attorney of the county, and I renewed with him my "moot court" experience in frequent contests between real parties.
From Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. by Sherman, John
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