■ adjective subject to debate or dispute: a ~ point.
■ verb raise for discussion.
■ noun
1》 historical an assembly held for debate, especially in Anglo-Saxon and medieval times.
2》 Law a mock judicial proceeding set up to examine a hypothetical case as an academic exercise.
Origin
OE mōt 'assembly or meeting' and mōtian 'to converse', of Gmc origin; related to meet 1 .