mock trial
Courtroom training exercise
A mock trial is a simulated courtroom proceeding used for education or practice.
Law students conduct mock trials to learn procedure and argumentation.
High school and college mock trial competitions judge teams on their courtroom performance.
Lawyers may stage mock trials before actual cases to test arguments and gauge how jurors might respond.
- law schoolJD degree program
- legal educationSchooling in jurisprudence
- moot courtHypothetical case exercise
- burden of proofDuty to prove allegations
- opening statementsInitial courtroom presentations
witness stand · cross examination · closing arguments · simulation · role playing · due process · legal clinics · improvisation · debate · team competition · practice round · case studies · acting · reenactments · character development · jury deliberation · persuasive speaking · storytelling
- law school activitiesmoot court, law review, legal clinic, law journal
- mock trialsmoot court
- college activitiesbasketball, clubs, football, sports, baseball
- Practicedrills, rehearsal, warm-up, warmup, exercises
- school prize competitionsspelling bees, science fairs, art contests, debate, quiz bowls
- student clubsdebate club, drama club, chess club, art club, book club
mock triallegal proceeding
Formal court action
criminal trial · court case · civil trial · litigation · adjudication