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moot court

American  

noun

  1. a mock court for the conduct of hypothetical legal cases, as for students of law.


moot court British  

noun

  1. a mock court trying hypothetical legal cases

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

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

Barrett also disclosed that she participated in a moot court mimicking California v.

From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2020

These students, myself among the number, organized a moot court, presided over by Joseph Newman, then in active practice as a partner of Mr. Stewart.

From Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. by Sherman, John

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