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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a mock court where law students argue hypothetical cases;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Moot \Moot\, n. [AS. m[=o]t, gem[=o]t, a meeting; -- usually in comp.] [Written also mote.] 1. A meeting for discussion and deliberation; esp., a meeting of the people of a village or district, in Anglo-Saxon times, for the discussion and settlement of matters of common interest; -- usually in composition; as, folk-moot. --J. R. Green. [1913 Webster] 2. [From Moot, v.] A discussion or debate; especially, a discussion of fictitious causes by way of practice. [1913 Webster] The pleading used in courts and chancery called moots. --Sir T. Elyot. [1913 Webster] Moot case, a case or question to be mooted; a disputable case; an unsettled question. --Dryden. Moot court, a mock court, such as is held by students of law for practicing the conduct of law cases. Moot point, a point or question to be debated; a doubtful question. to make moot v. t. to render moot[2]; to moot[3]. [1913 Webster +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

moot court n 1: a mock court where law students argue hypothetical cases