Associations to the word «Moot»

MOOT, adjective. (current in UK) (rare in the US) Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.

MOOT, adjective. (North America) (chiefly legal) Being an exercise of thought; academic.

MOOT, adjective. (North America) Having no practical impact or relevance.

MOOT, noun. A moot court.

MOOT, noun. A system of arbitration in many areas of Africa in which the primary goal is to settle a dispute and reintegrate adversaries into society rather than assess penalties.

MOOT, noun. (Scouting) A gathering of Rovers (18–26 year-old Scouts), usually in the form of a camp lasting 2 weeks.

MOOT, noun. (paganism) A social gathering of pagans, normally held in a public house.

MOOT, noun. (historical) An assembly (usually for decision making in a locality). [from the 12th c.]

MOOT, noun. (shipbuilding) A ring for gauging wooden pins.

MOOT, verb. To bring up as a subject for debate, to propose.

MOOT, verb. To discuss or debate.

MOOT, verb. (US) To make or declare irrelevant.

MOOT, verb. To argue or plead in a supposed case.

MOOT, noun. (Australia) Vagina.

MOOT COURT, noun. (legal) In law school, an activity wherein students compete by making arguments with respect to a hypothetical case, or a case that has already been decided by an actual court.

MOOT COURT, noun. (legal) A law school organization which organizes such competitions and prepares competitors.

MOOT COURTS, noun. Plural of moot court

MOOT POINT, noun. An issue that is subject to, or open for, discussion or debate, to which no satisfactory answer is found; originally, one to be definitively determined by an assembly of the people.

MOOT POINT, noun. An issue regarded as potentially debatable, but no longer practically applicable. Although the idea may still be worth debating and exploring academically, and such discussion may be useful for addressing similar issues in the future, the idea has been rendered irrelevant for the present issue.

MOOT POINTS, noun. Plural of moot point

MOOT, noun. A hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise; "he organized the weekly moot".

MOOT, verb. Think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind".

MOOT, adjective. Of no legal significance (as having been previously decided).

MOOT, adjective. Open to argument or debate; "that is a moot question".