Moot
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Moot may refer to:
  • from Moot as an Old English language (Anglo-Saxon) term for meeting:
    • Folkmoot
    • Jamtamót
      Jamtamót
      Jamtamót was the old assembly of Jämtland. Unlike other Scandinavian things, it is referred to as a mót, not þing, both meaning 'assembly'. Instead, the word mót is found in e.g...

      , the old assembly of Jämtland
    • Witenagemot
      Witenagemot
      The Witenagemot , also known as the Witan was a political institution in Anglo-Saxon England which operated from before the 7th century until the 11th century.The Witenagemot was an assembly of the ruling class whose primary function was to advise the king and whose membership was...

      , the High Council of Anglo-Saxon England
    • Moot hall
      Moot hall
      A moot hall is meeting or assembly building, traditionally to decide local issues.In Anglo-Saxon England, a low ring-shaped earthwork served as a moot hill or moot mound, where the elders of the hundred would meet to take decisions. Some of these acquired permanent buildings, known as moot halls...

       or Moot hill
      Moot hill
      A moot hill or mons placiti is a hill or mound historically used as an assembly or meeting place. In early medieval Britain, such hills were used for "moots", meetings of local people to settle local business. Among other things, proclamations might be read; decisions might be taken; court cases...

      , a meeting or assembly place, traditionally to decide local issues
    • World Scout Moot
      World Scout Moot
      The World Scout Moot is a gathering of older Scouts, mainly Rover Scouts, ages 18–26 from all over the world...

      , a gathering of older Scouts, mainly Rover Scouts, ages 18-26 from all over the world
    • Entmoot, a gathering of Ents in The Lord of the Rings
    • Moodle
      Moodle
      Moodle is a free source e-learning software platform, also known as a Course Management System, Learning Management System, or Virtual Learning Environment...

       Moot, a gathering or conference relating to the Moodle Virtual Learning Environment
  • Mootness
    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...

     - a point in a case is said to be moot, when it has been made irrelevant and would not have any effect on the outcome, so it does not need to be considered further.
  • Moot court
    Moot court
    A moot court is an extracurricular activity at many law schools in which participants take part in simulated court proceedings, usually to include drafting briefs and participating in oral argument. The term derives from Anglo Saxon times, when a moot was a gathering of prominent men in a...

    , an activity in many law schools where participants take part in simulated court proceedings
  • moot (lower case), nickname of Christopher Poole
    Christopher Poole
    Christopher Poole is an American internet entrepreneur from New York City, noted for founding the websites 4chan and Canvas. He originally started 4chan anonymously, under the pseudonym moot .-Impact and activity:...

    , founder of the website 4chan
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