moot Antonyms

Meaning of moot

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moot (n)

a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise

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moot (v)

think about carefully; weigh

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moot (s)

of no legal significance (as having been previously decided)

open to argument or debate

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moot (v.)

See 1st Mot.

A discussion or debate; especially, a discussion of fictitious causes by way of practice.

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moot (n.)

A ring for gauging wooden pins.

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.

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moot (v. t.)

To argue for and against; to debate; to discuss; to propose for discussion.

Specifically: To discuss by way of exercise; to argue for practice; to propound and discuss in a mock court.

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moot (v. i.)

To argue or plead in a supposed case.

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moot (a.)

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

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moot ()

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moot Sentence Examples

  1. The argument became moot when the new evidence emerged.
  2. Any further discussion on the matter is moot, as the decision has already been made.
  3. The proposal was met with skepticism, rendering it moot before it could be formally presented.
  4. Despite extensive preparation, the trial was deemed moot due to a lack of evidence.
  5. The once-contentious issue is now moot, as both sides have reached a compromise.
  6. Any attempts to revive the debate are moot, as the topic has lost its relevance.
  7. The meeting was cut short, as the main topic of discussion had become moot.
  8. The lawsuit became moot when the defendant admitted liability.
  9. The contract negotiations became moot when the company decided to acquire its competitor.
  10. The ethical concerns raised about the research were rendered moot by the subsequent withdrawal of funding.

FAQs About the word moot

a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise, think about carefully; weigh, of no legal significance (as having been previously decided), open to

questionable, arguable, debatable, disputable, ambiguous, disputed, issuable, controvertible, debated, controversial

unarguable, incontestable,sure, definite, inarguable, undebatable, unarguable, certain, accomplished, inarguable

The argument became moot when the new evidence emerged.

Any further discussion on the matter is moot, as the decision has already been made.

The proposal was met with skepticism, rendering it moot before it could be formally presented.

Despite extensive preparation, the trial was deemed moot due to a lack of evidence.