Moot Court

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A court where moot questions are argued. Webster. In law schools this is one of the methods of instruction. An undecided point of law is argued by students appointed as counsel on either side of the cause, one or more of the professors sitting as judge in presence of the school. The argument is conducted as in cases reserved for hearing before the full bench.

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A court where moot questions are argued. Webster. In law schools this is one of the methods of instruction. An undecided point of law is argued by students appointed as counsel on either side of the cause, one or more of the professors sitting as judge in presence of the school. The argument is conducted as in cases reserved for hearing before the full bench.

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Note: Some of this information was last updated in 1982

A mock or fictitious court in which students of law argue cases for practice.

(Revised by Ann De Vries)

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