moot

  • 51Moot-hall — Moot house Moot house , n. [AS. m[=o]th?s.] A hall for public meetings; a hall of judgment. [Obs.] The moot hall of Herod. Wyclif. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 52Moot-house — Moot hall Moot hall , Moot house Moot house , n. [AS. m[=o]th?s.] A hall for public meetings; a hall of judgment. [Obs.] The moot hall of Herod. Wyclif. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 53moot point — index problem, thesis Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 moot point …

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  • 54moot house — moot hall or moot house noun 1. A town hall or council chamber 2. A hall for moot courts • • • Main Entry: ↑moot …

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  • 55moot point — If something s a moot point, there s some disagreement about it: a debatable point. In the U.S., this expression usually means that there is no point in debating something, because it just doesn t matter. An example: If you are arguing over… …

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  • 56moot-hill — mootˈ hill noun A hill used for meetings on which the moot was held (often confused with ↑mote hill (see under ↑motte2)) • • • Main Entry: ↑moot …

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  • 57Moot-hill — n. (O. Eng. Law) A hill of meeting or council; an elevated place in the open air where public assemblies or courts were held by the Saxons; called, in Scotland, {mute hill}. J. R. Green. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 58moot case — noun 1. A case for discussion 2. A case about which there may be difference of opinion • • • Main Entry: ↑moot …

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  • 59moot point — noun An undecided or disputed point • • • Main Entry: ↑moot …

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  • 60moot case — n. A case that seeks a decision on some issue that has no actual controversy or no practical application because the issue has already been resolved. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney… …

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