Like some courtroom arguments (4)

I believe the answer is:

oral

(Other definitions for oral that I've seen before include "Relating to the mouth - exam" , "Verbal" , "Spoken test" , "Spoken exam" , "Kind of examination" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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