Moot (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Of no legal significance (as having been previously decided).
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The original case was dismissed, rendering the appeal moot as the decision was already final.
- The new evidence is moot since the trial has concluded and the verdict was delivered.
- After the judge's ruling, the objection became moot as the case would no longer be heard.
- Since the law was repealed, the discussion about its constitutionality is now moot.
- The argument that the contract was invalid due to lack of signatures became moot when the parties settled out of court.
Meaning 2
Open to argument or debate; "that is a moot question".
Classification
All adjective clusters.