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moot

UK/ˈmʊt/ US/ˈmut/ uncommon obsolete rare us
noun (1) adjective (2) verb (1)

noun

1.

a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise

  • “he organized the weekly moot”

adjective

1.

of no legal significance (as having been previously decided)

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2.

open to argument or debate

  • “that is a moot question”
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verb

1.

think about carefully; weigh

  • “They considered the possibility of a strike”
  • “Turn the proposal over in your mind”
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Origin

From Middle English mōt, ȝemōt, from Old English *mōt, ġemōt (“meeting”), from Proto-Germanic *mōtą, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d- (“to encounter, come”). Cognate with Scots mut, mote (“meeting, assembly”), Low German Mööt (“meeting”), Moot (“meeting”), archaic Dutch (ge)moet (“meeting”), Danish møde (“meeting”), Swedish möte (“meeting”), Norwegian møte (“meeting”), Icelandic mót (“meeting, tournament, meet”). Related to meet. The adjective derives from the noun.

Phrases

  • moot court
  • moot hall
  • moot point
  • ward moot

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