moot
adjective
mootness
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a word derived from
moot.
Example Sentences
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In Hecox, it may resolve the case on mootness grounds or reaffirm that intermediate scrutiny tolerates generalizations even when they imperfectly fit at the margins.
From Slate ● Jan. 14, 2026
“Because of the fact specific nature of Plaintiffs’ claims, no mootness exception applies.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 28, 2023
Whitehouse’s brief is one of about three dozen filed with the court, and it is ostensibly on that issue of mootness.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 16, 2019
The faculty, which is set to include three sitting judges, is mostly but not entirely conservative, and the sessions will largely focus on practical advice, legal writing and technical legal issues like mootness and abstention.
From New York Times ● Nov. 21, 2018
Court of Appeals in New Orleans under the doctrine of equitable mootness.
From BusinessWeek ● Oct. 19, 2011
