moot
BrE /muːt/ AmE /mut/
adjective / noun en → es
not worth discussing because it is unlikely to happen or has no practical importance
discutible, sin importancia práctica
- a moot point
Collocations moot issue · moot question
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The idea of a world government is now a moot point.
La idea de un gobierno mundial es ahora un tema discutible.
relating to a legal case that has been discussed in court but does not have any practical importance because the person involved is no longer alive or free, for example
sin importancia práctica (en derecho)
- a moot case
Collocations moot court · moot case
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The defendant in the original trial is now dead, so this is a moot point.
El acusado en el juicio original ya ha fallecido, por lo que este es un tema sin importancia práctica.