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1. (law) of no legal significance (as having been previously decided)
    
2. Open to argument or debate
   "that is a moot question";
   - arguable, debatable, disputable

1. (law) a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise
   "he organized the weekly moot"

1. Think about carefully; weigh
   "They mooted the possibility of a strike";
   - consider, debate, turn over, deliberate

Derived forms: mooting, moots, mooted

See also: beside the point, controversial, irrelevant

Type of: case, causa, cause, discuss, hash out, lawsuit, suit, talk over

Encyclopedia: Moot