moot

moot
adjective
umstritten; offen [Frage]; strittig [Punkt]
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moot
[mu:t]
I. n
1. BRIT (hist: assembly) [beratende] Volksversammlung
2. (old: debate) Erörterung f, Diskussion f, Debatte f
3. BRIT LAW (argument) in Inns of Court Diskussion f eines hypothetischen Rechtsfalls (Bestandteil der anwaltlichen Ausbildung)
II. n modifier
1. LAW (for argument) Schein-
\moot court Scheingericht nt
2. (hist: for assembling) (hall, hill) Versammlungs-
III. adj inv
1. (open to debate) strittig
\moot case Streitfall m
\moot point strittiger Punkt, Streitfrage f
2. (usu pej: academic) rein akademisch [o theoretisch]
\moot question rein akademische Frage
3. LAW (hypothetical) angenommen, hypothetisch
\moot case hypothetischer [Rechts]fall
IV. vt
▪ to \moot sth
1. (form: present) issue, subject etw aufwerfen [o anschneiden] geh
to \moot a point einen Punkt zur Sprache bringen
to \moot a project ein Projekt zur Diskussion stellen
▪ to be \mooted angesprochen [o ins Gespräch gebracht] werden
it has been \mooted that the conference should be postponed for six months die Rede kam darauf, die Konferenz um ein halbes Jahr zu verschieben
he was \mooted as a possible successor er wurde als möglicher Nachfolger ins Gespräch gebracht
2. (discuss) etw erörtern, [über] etw [akk] diskutieren [o debattieren
3. (usu pej: theorize) case, project etw zu einer rein theoretischen [o akademischen] Angelegenheit machen
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[muːt]
1. adj

a moot point or question — eine fragliche Sache

it's a moot point or question whether ... — es ist noch fraglich or die Frage (inf), ob ...

2. vt
aufwerfen; suggestion vorbringen

it has been mooted that ... — es wurde zur Debatte gestellt, dass ...

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moot [muːt]
A s
1. HIST Br (beratende) Volksversammlung
2. JUR, UNIV Diskussion f hypothetischer (Rechts-)Fälle
B v/t eine Frage aufwerfen, anschneiden
C adj
1. JUR hypothetisch, fiktiv (Fall)
2. strittig (Punkt, Frage)
3. (rein) akademisch
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adjective
umstritten; offen [Frage]; strittig [Punkt]
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n.
Streit -e m.
Volksversammlung f.

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