Defenition of the word moot
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Defenition of the word moot
- An argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting, often with more than two people, generally ending with a vote or other decision.
- Subject, or open, to argument or discussion.
- (Shipbuilding) A ring for gauging wooden pins.
- To discuss by arguing for and against.
- To argue or plead in a supposed case.
- To discuss by way of exercise; to argue for practice.
- A discussion of fictitious causes by way of practice.
- think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike"
- capable of being disproved
- open to debate
- a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise; "he organized the weekly moot"
- think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind"
- open to argument or debate; "that is a moot question"
- of no legal significance (as having been previously decided)
- a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise
- think about carefully; weigh
- open to argument or debate
Synonyms for the word moot
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- arguable
- bring up
- consider
- controversial
- debatable
- debate
- deliberate
- disputable
- disputed
- doubtful
- introduce
- present
- propose
- put forward
- suggest
- turn over
- unlikely
- unresolved
- unsettled
Similar words in the moot
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- contestable
- controversial
- irrelevant
- moot
- mooted
- mooter
- mooting
- moots
Hyponyms for the word moot
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- debate
- premeditate
- see
- think twice
- wrestle
Hypernyms for the word moot
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- case
- causa
- cause
- discuss
- hash out
- lawsuit
- suit
- talk over
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