adj., v., & n.
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.
[ OE mot, and motian converse, f. Gmc, rel. to MEET(1) ]