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moot point
" You can have a bunch of great actors in a film, but if you don't have anyone telling a great story, it's a moot point."
Sarah Gadon

Meaning of "moot point" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF MOOT POINT

muːt pɔɪnt


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MOOT POINT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Moot point is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MOOT POINT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mootness

In American law, a matter is moot if further legal proceedings with regard to it can have no effect, or events have placed it beyond the reach of the law. Thereby the matter has been deprived of practical significance or rendered purely academic. This is different from the ordinary British meaning of "moot", which means "debatable". The shift in usage was first observed in the United States. The U.S. development of this word stems from the practice of moot courts, in which hypothetical or fictional cases were argued as a part of legal education. These purely academic issues led the U.S. courts to describe cases where developing circumstances made any judgment ineffective as "moot". The doctrine can be compared to the ripeness doctrine, another judge-made rule, that holds that judges should not rule on cases based entirely on anticipated disputes or hypothetical facts. Similar doctrines prevent the federal courts of the United States from issuing advisory opinions.

Definition of moot point in the English dictionary

The definition of moot point in the dictionary is a question about which there is debate or doubt.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MOOT POINT

adjoint · appoint · ballpoint · checkpoint · conjoint · counterpoint · disappoint · disjoint · flashpoint · gunpoint · joint · midpoint · needlepoint · pinpoint · point · pointe · points · standpoint · viewpoint · waypoint

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MOOT POINT

moorland · moorlog · moorman · moorwort · moory · moose · Moose Jaw · moose milk · moose pasture · moosebird · moosewood · mooseyard · moot · moot case · moot court · moot question · mootable · mooter · mootman · mootness

WORDS THAT END LIKE MOOT POINT

access point · at knife-point · beside the point · boiling point · cut-off point · dew point · focal point · high point · melting point · out of joint · pick-up point · power point · price point · starting point · talking point · tipping point · to the point · try for a point · turning point · up to a point · vantage point

Synonyms and antonyms of moot point in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «moot point» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MOOT POINT

Find out the translation of moot point to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of moot point from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «moot point» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

争论的焦点
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

punto discutible
570 millions of speakers
en

English

moot point
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

विवादास्पद मुद्दा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نقطة خلافية
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

спорный вопрос
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

ponto discutível
270 millions of speakers
bn

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তর্ক করা বিন্দু
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

point discutable
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Moot point
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

strittiger Punkt
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

論点
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

논쟁
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Moot point
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

điểm tranh luận
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

முக்கிய குறிப்பு
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

विवादास्पद मुद्दा
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Tartışma noktası
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

punto controverso
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

punkt sporny
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

спірне питання
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

punct de discuție
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αμφισβητήσιμο σημείο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Moot punt
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

omtvistad fråga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

moot
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about moot point

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2 QUOTES WITH «MOOT POINT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word moot point.
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Sarah Gadon
You can have a bunch of great actors in a film, but if you don't have anyone telling a great story, it's a moot point.
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Samuel West
Most good art is left wing. It's a moot point whether there is any good right-wing art.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MOOT POINT»

Discover the use of moot point in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to moot point and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Moot Point
Donald Banner wasn't sure if he was unhappy, but he knew he found little pleasure in life.
T. Baran, 2003
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Employability Skills for Law Students
In ordinary conversation, a 'moot point' is one that can be argued either way: it is a way of indicating that a point is open to debate and can be argued from more than one perspective. For example, one person might say 'the Hostel films ...
Emily Finch, Stefan Fafinski, 2014
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Script Crypt: Very Bad Places
The town of Moot Point is a quaint, peaceful little hamlet tucked away in a quiet corner of the Vermont woods. However, like most quaint, peaceful little hamlets tucked away in the woods, it hides its share of dark secrets. A sinister and ...
Chris Weedin, 2007
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Encyclopaedia Londinensis, or, Universal dictionary of arts, ...
MOOT-CA'SE, or Moot-Point, / A point or cafe unsettled and disputable, such as may properly afford a topic of disputation : In this moot-cafe your judgment to refuse, Is present death. Diyden's Juvenal. Would you not think him crack'd, who  ...
‎1817
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Unlocking Legal Learning
10 Mooting a moot point a point open to argument mooting to discuss or debate A !.M..5-.“ D .9151 ECTIYE 5 After reading this chapter you should be able to: Explain what a moot is Understand the benefits of mooting Decide whether, if you  ...
Chris Turner, Jo Boylan-Kemp, 2013
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Encyclopaedia Perthensis; or, Universal dictionary of ...
—Would you not think him crack'd, who would require another to make an argument on a moot point, who understands nothing of our laws ? Lockt. on Education. — Let us drop both our, pretences; for I believe it is a moot point, whether,! am ...
Encyclopaedia Perthensis, 1816
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Garner's Modern American Usage
A. As an Adjective. The OED lists only the sense “that can be argued; debatable; not decided, doubtful.” Hence a moot point was classically seen as one that is arguable. A moot case was a hypothetical case proposed for discussion in a “ moot” ...
Bryan Garner, 2009
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Encyclopaedia Perthensis; or, Universal dictionary of Knowledge
In this moot case your judgment to refuse. Is present death. Drjden'j Juvenal. — Would you not think him crack'd, who would require another to make an argument on a moot point, who understands nothing of our laws ? Locke on Education.
Encyclopaedia Perthensis, 1806
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The new encyclopædia; or, Universal dictionary ofarts and ...
—Would you not think him crack'd, who would require another to make an argument on a moot point, who understands nothing of our laws ? Locke on Education. — Let us drop both our pretences ; for I believe it is a moot point, whether I am ...
Encyclopaedia Perthensis, 1807
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Encyclopaedia perthensis, or, Universal dictionary of the ...
—Would you not think him crack'd, who would require another to make an argument on a moot point, who understands nothing of our laws? Locke, on Education. — Let us drop both our pretences ; for I believe it is a moot point, whether I am ...
‎1816

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MOOT POINT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term moot point is used in the context of the following news items.
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What's Up With Testing Cosmetics on Animals?
If animal testing is such a moot point, why even bother? Clerc claims that it's necessary to outlaw the practice. “Just because most companies ... «Jezebel, Jul 15»
2
How Beneficial Is a Post-Workout Ice Bath?
Ultimately, though, the effect of cold water immersion on muscle growth may be somewhat of a moot point: The main reason athletes turn to ... «Shape Magazine, Jul 15»
3
The skull, the phrenologist and the solution to a 150-year-old mystery
'He was possibly the most famous or notorious phrenologist of the 19th century but whether he believes in phrenology is a moot point,' says ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
4
Labour leader: Blair steps in as YouGov puts Corbyn ahead
Whether Blair's intervention will help is a moot point. Norman Smith, the BBC's assistant political editor, suggested this morning that Blair had ... «The Week UK, Jul 15»
5
Fracking industry needs to engage with affected communities, say …
Condemning a two-metre high shale gas well-head as industrial may well be a moot point, says Prof Richard Davies of Newcastle University, ... «ChronicleLive, Jul 15»
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Injustice: Year Four #6 review
I realize it's a moot point given what follows the ultimatum, but that just stresses how unnecessary the time-limit was in the first place. «Batman-News, Jul 15»
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How to Watch Google Play on iPhone and iPad
... isn't available on iOS devices for movies purchased or rented on Google Play, essentially rendering the cost difference a moot point. «Notebook Review, Jul 15»
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Gwyneth Paltrow's Lifelike Pepper Potts Figure Is Silently Judging You
At this point it's almost a moot point to ooh and aah over the level of detail that Hot Toys puts into its figures. But you still can't help but be ... «Gizmodo, Jul 15»
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BH mayor wants Adams ticketed
But, he said how it was worded on the agenda is a moot point. "We weren't voting on the title on the agenda," he said. "That was something the ... «Herald Palladium, Jul 15»
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Shook pleads 'not guilty'
... Tim Moore of the Federal Defender Services, said he intended to make a motion that would make the dates a “moot point” and would present ... «Therogersvillereview, Jul 15»
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