MOOT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does moot mean? 

• MOOT (noun)
  The noun MOOT has 1 sense:

1. a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise

  Familiarity information: MOOT used as a noun is very rare.

• MOOT (adjective)
  The adjective MOOT has 2 senses:

1. of no legal significance (as having been previously decided)

2. open to argument or debate

  Familiarity information: MOOT used as an adjective is rare.

• MOOT (verb)
  The verb MOOT has 1 sense:

1. think about carefully; weigh

  Familiarity information: MOOT used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MOOT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Context example:

he organized the weekly moot

Hypernyms ("moot" is a kind of...):

case; causa; cause; lawsuit; suit (a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

• MOOT (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of no legal significance (as having been previously decided)

Similar:

irrelevant (having no bearing on or connection with the subject at issue)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Open to argument or debate

Synonyms:

arguable; debatable; disputable; moot

Context example:

that is a moot question

Similar:

controversial (marked by or capable of arousing controversy)

• MOOT (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they moot    ... he / she / it moots   
Past simple: mooted   
Past participle: mooted   
-ing form: mooting   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Think about carefully; weigh

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

consider; debate; deliberate; moot; turn over

Context example:

Turn the proposal over in your mind

Hypernyms (to "moot" is one way to...):

discuss; hash out; talk over (speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion)

Verb group:

consider; study (give careful consideration to)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "moot"):

see (deliberate or decide)

premeditate (consider, ponder, or plan (an action) beforehand)

debate (argue with one another)

wrestle (engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate)

think twice (consider and reconsider carefully)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE

 Context examples 

She read Browning aloud to him, and was often puzzled by the strange interpretations he gave to mooted passages.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

Skiff Miller again debated with himself, though this time aloud, at the same time running his gaze in a judicial way over the mooted animal.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)