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.
A discussion or debate; especially, a discussion of fictitious causes by way of practice.
Subject, or open, to argument or discussion; undecided; debatable; mooted.
Moot means undetermined, debatable, or no longer relevant.
The council of Banner lords, which advises the Duke, serves as the Duchy's High Court, and elects officers such as the Warlord. Also known as the Ducal Council.
A mock trial, designed to test advocacy skills.
a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise; "he organized the weekly moot"
open to argument or debate; "that is a moot question"
a contest in which opposing pairs of counsel argue a fictitious legal appeal case in front of a 'judge' (normally a lecturer or postgraduate student)
a debate that follows legal procedures and conventions for presenting evidence and arguments
a gathering of people to discuss, drink and socialise
a legal argument based on a prescribed set of facts
a mock court case, in which opposing teams research and then argue defined points of law against one another in front of a judge
a mock hearing in an appeal court (usually the Court of Appeal or the House of Lords), in which two pairs of students take the role of barristers arguing each side of points of law before a judge or judges (either a law fellow, or other students)
a presentation of legal arguments in a mock court situation)
A moot issue is one not settled by judicial decision but no longer in dispute or in need of a decision.
Adjective: No longer presenting a controversy capable of adjudication because the issue has ceased to exist and is unlikely to recur.
Describes a case when the basic facts or the status of the parties have significantly changed in the interim between when the suit was filed and when it comes before the judge.
A point or question open to debate, usually having no practical significance or relevance. A moot point is one not capable of being resolved by a judge; not disputed by either party, or one resolved out of court.
Unsettled; undecided. A moot point is one not settled by judicial decisions.
not subject to a court ruling because the controversy has not actually arisen, or has ended.
something that is no longer of any significance; a moot court is a simulated court proceeding used to train lawyers and help them prepare to appear in court.
A moot case or a moot point is one not subject to a judicial determination because it involves an abstract question or a pretended controversy that has not yet actually arisen or has already passed. Mootness usually refers to a court's refusal to consider a case because the issue involved has been resolved prior to the court's decision, leaving nothing that would be affected by the court's decision.
Having no practical significance. Usually refers to court's refusal to consider a case because issue involved no longer exists.
court or meeting, common names for town courts
A moot case or point is one that involves an abstract or hypothetical question not yet arisen or already passed. Courts will usually refuse to consider a moot case because the issue is not in controversy and the court's decision will have no effect.
can be used as a noun to describe a legal argument or as an adjective a point of law is said to be moot if raised in litigation , the point no longer affects the decision before the court
An abstract point or question that is not resolved by a judge because it is not disputed by either party or because it has already been resolved out of court. Motion: An oral or written request made by a party to the court for a ruling or an order on a particular point. A motion to reduce bail is a request to decrease the amount of bail needed to guarantee that the defendant will appear in court when required. A motion to release on own recognizance is a request to release a defendant without bail, dependent upon agreement to appear when the court so orders. A motion to set is an application made to the judge to set a date for a future trial. A motion to quash is a request to make something void or ineffective, such as to quash a subpoena.