moot

8 definitions • 9 examples

to suggest something for discussion:

The idea was first mooted as long ago as the 1840s.

His name was mooted as a possible successor.

often discussed or argued about but having no definite answer:

It's a moot point whether building more roads reduces traffic congestion.

not important or not relevant, therefore not worth discussing:

We don't have enough money to go, so it's all moot anyway.

If a legal question is moot, it does not need to be dealt with, because something has happened that solves the issue:

The court's decision became moot when the defendant was found dead.

imagined or invented as an example, and so without any legal importance:

a moot case

a trial or discussion dealing with an imaginary legal case, performed by students in exactly the same way as a real case, as part of their legal training:

a moot court

having no practical use or meaning:

Because the claim of negligence was denied, seeking an award for damages was moot.

(of a matter being considered) that has not been decided and can therefore still be discussed:

Whether or not to make the school coeducational is still a moot point, and we’ll be discussing it over the next few months.