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Moot may refer to:

  • from Moot as an Old English language (Anglo-Saxon) term for meeting:
    • Jamtamót, the old assembly of Jämtland
    • Witenagemot, the High Council of Anglo-Saxon England
    • Moot hall or Moot hill, a meeting or assembly place, traditionally to decide local issues
    • World Scout Moot, a gathering of older Scouts, mainly Rover Scouts, ages 18-26 from all over the world
    • Oxonmoot, the annual gathering at Oxford of the UK-based Tolkien Society
    • Entmoot, a gathering of Ents in The Lord of the Rings
    • Moodle Moot, a gathering or conference relating to the Moodle Learning Management System
  • Moot court, an activity in many law schools where participants take part in simulated court proceedings
  • Mootness, in the law of the United States, a legal concept of "not actionable"; it is to this meaning that most U.S. usage of moot refers.
  • Moot (rhymes with foot), a vulgar synonym for the human vulva or vagina, used in New Zealand.