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moot

noun

1 moot

A hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise.

verb

1 moot

Think about carefully; weigh.

synonyms: consider, debate, deliberate, turn over.

Roget 476: reason, argue, discuss, debate, dispute, wrangle, argufy, bandy words, bandy arguments; chop logic; hold an argument, carry on an argument; controvert ... show more

Dutch: in acht nemen, overwegen

adjective

1 moot

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

Roget 461: inquiry etc. v.; inquisitive etc. (curious) 455; requisitive, requisitory; catechetical, inquisitorial, analytic; in search of, in quest of; ... show more

2 moot

Open to argument or debate:
— That is a moot question.

synonyms: arguable, debatable, disputable.


Moby thesaurus: abstract, academic, advance, agitate, arguable, argue, argufy, armchair, at issue, bandy words, bicker, bring before, bring forward, bring up, broach, canvass, cavil, choplogic, commend to attention, confutable ... show more.

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