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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MOOT, v.t. [L. contra.] To debate; to discuss; to argue for and against. The word is applied chiefly to the disputes of students in law, who state a question and discuss it by way of exercise to qualify themselves for arguing causes in court.
MOOT, v.i. To argue or plead on a supposed cause.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: of no legal significance (as having been previously decided)
2: open to argument or debate; "that is a moot question" [syn: arguable, debatable, disputable, moot] n
1: a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise; "he organized the weekly moot" v
1: think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind" [syn: consider, debate, moot, turn over, deliberate]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English m?t, gem?t; akin to Middle High German muoze meeting Date: before 12th century 1. a deliberative assembly primarily for the administration of justice; especially one held by the freemen of an Anglo-Saxon community 2. obsolete argument, discussion II. transitive verb Date: before 12th century 1. archaic to discuss from a legal standpoint ; argue 2. a. to bring up for discussion ; broach b. debate III. adjective Date: circa 1587 1. a. open to question ; debatable b. subjected to discussion ; disputed 2. deprived of practical significance ; made abstract or purely academic

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj., v., & n. --adj. (orig. the noun used attrib.) 1 debatable, undecided (a moot point). 2 US Law having no practical significance. --v.tr. raise (a question) for discussion. --n. 1 hist. an assembly. 2 Law a discussion of a hypothetical case as an academic exercise. Etymology: OE mot, and motian converse, f. Gmc, rel. to MEET(1)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Moot Moot, v. i. To argue or plead in a supposed case. There is a difference between mooting and pleading; between fencing and fighting. --B. Jonson.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Moot Moot, n. [AS. m[=o]t, gem[=o]t, a meeting; -- usually in comp.] [Written also mote.] 1. A meeting for discussion and deliberation; esp., a meeting of the people of a village or district, in Anglo-Saxon times, for the discussion and settlement of matters of common interest; -- usually in composition; as, folk-moot. --J. R. Green. 2. [From Moot, v.] A discussion or debate; especially, a discussion of fictitious causes by way of practice. The pleading used in courts and chancery called moots. --Sir T. Elyot. Moot case, a case or question to be mooted; a disputable case; an unsettled question. --Dryden. Moot court, a mock court, such as is held by students of law for practicing the conduct of law cases. Moot point, a point or question to be debated; a doubtful question.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Moot Moot, v. See 1st Mot. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Moot Moot, n. (Shipbuilding) A ring for gauging wooden pins.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Moot Moot, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mooted; p. pr. & vb. n. Mooting.] [OE. moten, motien, AS. m[=o]tan to meet or assemble for conversation, to discuss, dispute, fr. m[=o]t, gem[=o]t, a meeting, an assembly; akin to Icel. m[=o]t, MHG. muoz. Cf. Meet to come together.] 1. To argue for and against; to debate; to discuss; to propose for discussion. A problem which hardly has been mentioned, much less mooted, in this country. --Sir W. Hamilton. 2. Specifically: To discuss by way of exercise; to argue for practice; to propound and discuss in a mock court. First a case is appointed to be mooted by certain young men, containing some doubtful controversy. --Sir T. Elyot.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Moot Moot, a. Subject, or open, to argument or discussion; undecided; debatable; mooted.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Mot Mot (m[=o]t), v. [Sing. pres. ind. Mot, Mote, Moot (m[=o]t), pl. Mot, Mote, Moote, pres. subj. Mote; imp. Moste.] [See Must, v.] [Obs.] May; must; might. He moot as well say one word as another --Chaucer. The wordes mote be cousin to the deed. --Chaucer. Men moot [i.e., one only] give silver to the poore freres. --Chaucer. So mote it be, so be it; amen; -- a phrase in some rituals, as that of the Freemasons.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(moots, mooting, mooted) 1. If a plan, idea, or subject is mooted, it is suggested or introduced for discussion. (FORMAL) Plans have been mooted for a 450,000-strong Ukrainian army... = propose, put forward VERB: usu passive, be V-ed 2. If something is a moot point or question, people cannot agree about it. How long he'll be able to do so is a moot point. ADJ

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. v. a. Debate, discuss, dispute, argue, agitate. II. a. See mooted

Moby Thesaurus

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