Moot may refer to:
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Mootness
The terms moot and mootness are used in both in English and American law, although with different meanings.
In the legal system of the United States, a matter is moot if further legal proceedings with regard to it can have no effect, or even ...
, in American law: a point where further proceedings have lost practical significance; whereas in British law: the issue remains debatable
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Moot court
Moot court is a co-curricular activity at many law schools. Participants take part in simulated court or arbitration proceedings, usually involving drafting memorials or memoranda and participating in oral argument. In most countries, the phrase " ...
, an activity in many law schools where participants take part in simulated court proceedings
* moot, the pseudonym for
Christopher Poole
Christopher Poole (born ), also known online as moot, is an American internet entrepreneur and developer. Poole is known for founding the anonymous English-language imageboard 4chan in October 2003, when he was a still a teenager; he served as ...
(born c. 1988), founder of the anonymous imageboard 4chan.org
See also
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Meeting
A meeting is when two or more people come together to discuss one or more topics, often in a formal or business setting, but meetings also occur in a variety of other environments. Meetings can be used as form of group decision making.
Defini ...
(Old English (Anglo-Saxon): ''Moot'')
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Folkmoot
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Jamtamót Jamtamót was the parliamentary assembly of Jämtland, a historical province (''landskap'') in the center of modern-day Sweden in northern Europe. Founded in the first half of the 10th century, it was one of the oldest elected assemblies in the wo ...
, the old assembly of Jämtland
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Witenagemot
The Witan () was the king's council in Anglo-Saxon England from before the seventh century until the 11th century. It was composed of the leading magnates, both ecclesiastic and secular, and meetings of the council were sometimes called the Wit ...
, the High Council of Anglo-Saxon England
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Moot hall, a meeting or assembly building, traditionally to decide local issues
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Moot hill
A moot hill or ''mons placiti'' (statute hill) is a hill or mound historically used as an assembly or meeting place, as a moot hall is a meeting or assembly building, also traditionally to decide local issues. In early medieval Britain, such h ...
, a hill or mound historically used as an assembly or meeting place
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World Scout Moot
The World Scout Moot is an event for senior branches of Scouting (traditionally called Rover Scout, Rovers) and other young adult Scouts, gathering up to 5,000 people. Moots provide an opportunity for young adults in Scouting to meet, with the o ...
, a gathering of older Scouts, mainly Rover Scouts, ages 18–26 from all over the world
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Entmoot
Ents are a species of beings in J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy world Middle-earth who closely resemble trees; their leader is Treebeard of Fangorn forest. Their name is derived from an Old English word for giant.
The Ents appear in ''The Lord of ...
, a gathering of Ents in ''The Lord of the Rings''
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MoodleMoot
Moodle is a free and open-source learning management system written in PHP and distributed under the GNU General Public License. Moodle is used for blended learning, distance education, flipped classroom and other online learning projects in sc ...
, a gathering or conference relating to the Moodle Learning Management System
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