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moot
adj. 1) unsettled, open to argument or debatable, specifically about a legal question which has not been determined by any decision of any court. 2) an issue only of academic interest.
moot court
n. law school exercise in which students argue both sides of an appeal from a fictitious lawsuit in a mock court. There are also moot court contests between teams from different law schools.
moot point
n. 1) a legal question which no court has decided, so it is still debatable or unsettled. 2) an issue only of academic interest.



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