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Moot

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Noun

1. moot

a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise

Example Sentences:
'he organized the weekly moot'

Verb

2. consider, debate, deliberate, moot, turn over

think about carefully; weigh

Example Sentences:
'They considered the possibility of a strike'
'Turn the proposal over in your mind'

Adjective

3. moot

of no legal significance (as having been previously decided)

4. arguable, debatable, disputable, moot

open to argument or debate

Example Sentences:
'that is a moot question'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Moot

see synonyms of moot
adjective
1. 
subject or open to debate
a moot point
2. 
having no practical relevance
verb
3. (transitive)
to suggest or bring up for debate
4. (intransitive)
to plead or argue theoretical or hypothetical cases, as an academic exercise or as vocational training for law students
noun
5. 
a discussion or debate of a hypothetical case or point, held as an academic activity
6. 
(in Anglo-Saxon England) an assembly, mainly in a shire or hundred, dealing with local legal and administrative affairs

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Moot

see synonyms of moot
noun
1. 
an early English assembly of freemen to administer justice, decide community problems, etc.
2. 
a discussion or argument, esp. of a hypothetical law case, as in a law school
adjective
3. 
subject to or open for discussion or debate; debatable
4. 
not worthy of consideration or discussion because it has been resolved or no longer needs to be resolved
verb transitive
5. 
to debate or discuss
6. 
to propose or bring up for discussion or debate
7. 
to make so hypothetical as to deprive of significance; make academic or theoretical

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Moot

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adj.
1.
a. Subject to debate; arguable or unsettled: "It is a moot point whether Napoleon Bonaparte was born a subject of the King of France" (Norman Davies).
b. Of no practical importance; irrelevant: "[He] was appearing as a goodwill gesture, since the competition was moot for him; he had long ago qualified for inclusion in the games" (Mark Levine).
2. Law
a. Not presenting an open legal question, as a result of the occurrence of some event definitively resolving the issue, or the absence of a genuine case or controversy.
b. Of no legal significance; hypothetical.
tr.v. moot·ed, moot·ing, moots
1.
a. To bring up (a subject) for discussion or debate. See Synonyms at broach1.
b. To discuss or debate: "The notion of eliminating the corporate income tax has been mooted in tax circles for years" (Francis X. Clines).
2. To render (a subject or issue) irrelevant: "The F.C.C.'s ability to regulate the broadcast media rested on the finite nature of the spectrum, and that has been mooted by the infinity of cable" (William Safire).
3. Law
a. To argue (a case) in a moot court.
b. To render (a legal issue or question) irrelevant.
n.
1. Law
a. The discussion or argument of a hypothetical case by law students as an exercise.
b. A hypothetical case used for such a discussion or argument.
2. An ancient English meeting, especially a representative meeting of the freemen of a shire.

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