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Moot

An issue presenting no real controversy.

Moot refers to a subject for academic argument. It is an abstract question that does not arise from existing facts or rights.

Moot court is a cocurricular or extracurricular activity in law school where students have the opportunity to write briefs and present oral arguments on hypothetical cases.

moot

adj. 1) unsettled, open to argument, or debatable, specifically about a legal question which has not been determined by any decision of any court. 2) an issue only of academic interest. (See: moot point, moot court)

moot

an old English word for an assembly, but now the word is used only

1 as a noun to describe a legal argument not in a court of law, usually held for the purpose of legal education based on a tradition established in the English Inns of Court.

2 as an adjective, a point of law is often said to be moot if, raised in a litigation, the point does not any longer affect the decision in the case before the court.

Collins Dictionary of Law © W.J. Stewart, 2006

MOOT, English law. A term used in the inns of court, signifying the exercise of arguing imaginary cases, which young barristers and students used to perform at certain times, the better to be enabled by this practice to defend their clients cases. A moot question is one which has not been decided.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.

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Mooter, a new clustering search engine from Australia, presents its results in a concept web.

Although search tips aren't provided, Mooter appears to use several of the same search commands as Google, including intitle:, inurl:, site: and filetype:pdf.

With free visual search engines

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What is new, claims Mooter CEO Liesel Capper, is that Mooter does it better.

In addition, Capper adds, Mooter continuously skews the results in response to the user's actions or (interpreted) underlying intentions, thereby pushing relevant results nearer to the top.

A week after Mooter went live, PC World reported that the company was forced to shut down some of its advanced search functionality and boost server capacity because of an overwhelming surge in international traffic.

"We had planned to quietly test Mooter down under, then grow globally, [but we are now] working hard to expand our ability to service a global audience."

Australia

"The UP team was composed of veteran mooters deeply committed to the cause of human rights.