Moot may refer to:
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Mootness
The terms moot, mootness and moot point are used both in English law, English and in American law, although with significantly different meanings.
In the Law of the United States, legal system of the United States, a matter is "moot" if furt ...
, 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 many 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 1987 or 1988), also known online as moot, is an American Internet entrepreneur and developer. He founded the anonymous English-language imageboard 4chan in October 2003, when he was still a teenager; he served as the ...
(born c. 1988), founder of the anonymous imageboard 4chan.org
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The Moot
The Moot was a discussion group concerned with education, social reconstruction, and the role of culture in society. It was convened by J. H. Oldham, editor of the Christian Newsletter, and its participants were mainly Christian intellectu ...
, a discussion group of Christian intellectuals active in Britain from 1938 to 1947
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.
Definiti ...
(Old English (Anglo-Saxon): ''Moot'')
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Folkmoot
A thing, also known as a folkmoot, assembly, tribal council, and by other names, was a governing assembly in early Germanic society, made up of the free people of the community presided over by a lawspeaker. Things took place regularly, usua ...
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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 the Anglo-Saxon government of England from before the 7th century until the 11th century. It comprised important noblemen, including ealdormen, thegns, and bishops. Meetings of the witan were sometimes ...
, the High Council of Anglo-Saxon England
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Moot hall
A moot hall is a meeting or assembly building, traditionally to decide local issues.
In Anglo-Saxon England, a low ring-shaped Earthworks (engineering), earthwork served as a moot hill or moot mound, where the elders of the Hundred (county subdiv ...
, 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 Middle Ages, early mediev ...
, 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 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 objective of ...
, a gathering of older Scouts, mainly Rover Scouts, ages 18–26 from all over the world
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Entmoot
Ents are giant humanoids in J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy world of 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 o ...
, 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 i ...
, a gathering or conference relating to the Moodle Learning Management System
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