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The phrase 'moot point' refers (in American English) to an issue that is irrelevant to a subject being discussed or (in British English) to one that is debatable. Due to the relatively uncommon usage of the word moot, and because "moot" and "mute" are homophones in some pronunciations, this is sometimes erroneously rendered as "mute point". [10]
If the moot problem concerns Criminal Law, the moot will most likely be heard as though in the Appellate division of the High Court of Justiciary (commonly known as the Court of Criminal Appeal). Junior counsel is more likely to take the first moot point and senior counsel the second (this can however be reversed depending on the problem).
Craigie Moot – Smith records that a moot hill existed near the village of Craigie. [29] The Judge's Hill near Galston, just visible through the woods. Cumnock Moot Hill was located on a peninsular of land that lies in a bend of the River Lugar above the Bank Viaduct on the old G&SWR line to Carlisle. The gallows hill was located nearby at the ...
Moot may refer to: Mootness , in American law: a point where further proceedings have lost practical significance; whereas in British law: the issue remains debatable Moot court , an activity in many law schools where participants take part in simulated court proceedings
Or to put it better, "moot point" is entirely on topic for "moot" and "mootness", indeed to me it is inseparable. If I had added something about moot halls or entmoot, you would be right to challenge, but "moot point" is an essential aspect of the concepts described in this article. Well it is in the UK, maybe not in the US.
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The find revealed the structure to have been somewhat larger than had been imagined and revealed that the Moot Hill had at some point been surrounded by a ditch and palisade; marking it out not as a defensive position but as a hugely significant sanctum within which kings professed their vows to the people of Scotland. A stylised illustration ...
"The more absolute the hush, the more shocking the thunderclap. Our masters have not heard the people's voice for generations, and it is much, much louder than they can remember." – Alan Moore ...