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A practice court in law school where mock trials are held, arguing hypothetical cases or appellate matters. Assists in the honing of presentation and advocacy skills of law students. … [Read more...] about MOOT COURT

An unsettled matter. An issue that has no value in being answered since there no longer is a need to ask or determine the answer to a question. (See also moot.) … [Read more...] about MOOT POINT

The marriage of one wife only, or the state of such as are restrained to a single wife. Webster. A marriage contracted between one man and one woman, in exclusion of all the rest of mankind. The term is used in opposition to "bigamy" and "polygamy." Wolff, Dr. de la Nat … [Read more...] about MONOGAMY

Public pawnbroking establishments; Institutions established by government, in some European countries, for lending small sums of money on pledges of personal property. In France they are called "monts de pitte'." … [Read more...] about MONTES PIETATIS

pleadings. The common counts in an action of assumpsit are so called, because they are founded on express or implied promises to pay money in consideration of a precedent debt; they are of four descriptions: 1. The indebitatus assumpsit. 2. The quantum meruit. 3. The quantum valebant. and, 4. The account stated. 2. Although the plaintiff cannot resort to an implied promise when … [Read more...] about MONEY COUNT