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Definitions for Mooting
[1] open to discussion or debate; debatable; doubtful: Whether that was the cause of their troubles is a moot point .
[2] of little or no practical value, meaning, or relevance; purely academic: In practical terms, the issue of her application is moot because the deadline has passed.
[3] Chiefly Law . not actual; theoretical; hypothetical.
[4] to present or introduce (any point, subject, project, etc.) for discussion.
[5] to reduce or remove the practical significance of; make purely theoretical or academic.
[6] Archaic . to argue (a case), especially in a mock court.
[7] an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
[8] an argument or discussion, especially of a hypothetical legal case.
[9] Obsolete . a debate, argument, or discussion.
[10] a ring gauge for checking the diameters of treenails.
[11] to bring (a treenail) to the proper diameter with a moot.
[12] subject or open to debate a moot point
[13] (tr) to suggest or bring up for debate
[14] (intr) to plead or argue theoretical or hypothetical cases, as an academic exercise or as vocational training for law students
[15] a discussion or debate of a hypothetical case or point, held as an academic activity
[16] (in Anglo-Saxon England) an assembly, mainly in a shire or hundred, dealing with local legal and administrative affairs
Words related to Mooting
mootproblematic, unresolved, unsettled, debatable, suspect, open, controversial, disputable, dubious, questionable, uncertain, undecided, contestable
Words nearby Mooting
mootmoose river, moosebird, moosehead lake, moosemilk, moosewood, moot, moot court, moot hall, moot point, mop, mop up
Origin of Mooting
21805–15; special use of dial. moot tree-stump, block of wood; cognate with Dutch moot piece
Words that may be confused with Mooting
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, mootmoot, mute
Other words from Mooting
moot·er , noun
moot·ness , noun
Word origin for Mooting
Old English gemōt; compare Old Saxon mōt, Middle High German muoze meeting
Synonyms for Mooting
argument, contest, controversy, deliberation, dispute, match, agitation, altercation, argumentation, cogitation, contention, controverting, dialectic, disputation, hassle, meditation, polemic, rebutting, reflection, refuting, tiff, words, wrangle, blah-blah, forensic