—adj. (orig. the noun used attrib.)
1 debatable, undecided (a moot point).
2 US Law having no practical significance.
—v.tr. raise (a question) for discussion.
—n.
1 hist. an assembly.
2 Law a discussion of a hypothetical case as an academic exercise.
Etymology: OE mot, and motian converse, f. Gmc, rel. to MEET(1)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.