moot
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9.3
- noun
- /muːt/
- Jargon
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juicio simulado
- Previously, he served as the director of the MOOT CORP program, where he grew the competition from 11 to 40 universities.
- moot court
- moot competition
- international moot
I used a lot of those skills in mock trial and moot court, where it went on to win a couple of national tournaments.
- I used a lot of those skills in mock trial and moot court, where it went on to win a couple of national tournaments.
- I did both moot court and mock trial in law school and while moot court is a lot of fun and it's great, I thought mock trial was way more fun.
Examples
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Our fourth program is the sponsorship of an international moot court competition called the Niagara Moot Court.
Academic text (1997) -
I used a lot of those skills in mock trial and moot court, where it went on to win a couple of national tournaments.
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OK, so not that many, but you may have heard of moot courts.
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The last time I was in this room was to judge a moot.
Academic text (1998) -
On the evening he'd won his law school moot court competition, they had done it in his car.
Fiction book (1993) -
In addition, we also sponsor a special moot court program called The Niagara International Moot Court Competition.
Academic text (1996) -
In his second year, wearing a new suit bought for him by the law school's dean, Higginbotham was a member of the four-person team that represented Yale in the national moot court contest.
Academic text (1996) -
In law school, students often participate in a moot to practice their advocacy skills.
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The professor assigned a new case for the students to argue in their upcoming moot.
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Last week, I attended a regional moot where teams competed in simulated court hearings.
Synonyms
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6.8
An imagined situation used to discuss ideas
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7.4
A practice court where law students argue pretend court cases
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Etymology
Moot comes from an old English word mōt meaning 'meeting', and schools used the word for practice meetings where students argue pretend cases. So a moot is a practice legal case for students, which is why law schools still call these events 'moots'.