moot

proponer, plantear

Presentar una idea para que otras personas puedan discutirla.

En inglés sencillo: To suggest an idea so that people can discuss it.

• They mooted a new plan.
• The idea was first mooted at a staff meeting.
• Would the council moot a change to the rules?

Sinónimos: suggest, propose, raise

Expresiones frecuentes: moot an idea, moot a proposal, moot a plan

debatir, discutir

Hablar sobre una cuestión o idea considerando distintos puntos de vista.

En inglés sencillo: To discuss a question or idea and consider different views.

• They mooted the question for hours.
• Scholars once mooted whether the king had acted fairly.
• The committee will moot the merits of both plans.

Sinónimos: debate, discuss

Expresiones frecuentes: moot a question, moot an issue, moot the merits

dejar sin objeto

Hacer que una cuestión deje de importar o ya no necesite una decisión.

En inglés sencillo: To make a question or issue no longer matter or need a decision.

• The agreement mooted the dispute.
• A new law may moot the entire case.
• Her resignation mooted the question of whether she should be dismissed.

Sinónimos: render irrelevant

Expresiones frecuentes: moot the issue, moot a case, moot an appeal

litigar en un juicio simulado

Defender argumentos sobre un caso judicial imaginario como ejercicio, normalmente durante los estudios de derecho.

En inglés sencillo: To argue an imagined legal case as practice, usually while studying law.

• The students mooted a case.
• She will moot before three visiting judges.
• We mooted the same imaginary dispute in two different teams.

Cómo se usa: moot before someone (The students mooted before a panel of lawyers.)

Expresiones frecuentes: moot a case, moot before judges

teórico, académico

Que se considera solo como idea o tema de discusión, sin una finalidad práctica.

En inglés sencillo: Considered only as an idea or discussion, without a practical purpose.

• This is a moot question.
• The class explored a moot problem with no real case behind it.
• Their discussion remained a moot exercise, with no practical goal.

Sinónimos: academic, theoretical, hypothetical

Antónimos: practical

Expresiones frecuentes: moot question, moot discussion, moot exercise

juicio simulado

Sesión judicial de práctica en la que estudiantes de derecho defienden sus argumentos sobre un caso imaginario.

En inglés sencillo: A practice court session in which law students argue an imagined case.

• Our class held a moot.
• She argued for the defendant in the moot.
• The judges praised both teams after yesterday's moot.

Sinónimos: moot court

Expresiones frecuentes: student moot, moot competition, annual moot

arbitraje comunitario

Proceso comunitario de algunas zonas de África que resuelve conflictos y ayuda a las partes enfrentadas a volver a convivir.

En inglés sencillo: A community process in parts of Africa that settles disputes and helps opponents live together again.

• The elders arranged a moot.
• Both families spoke at the moot before agreeing to make peace.
• The moot helped the neighbors return to community life.

Sinónimos: community arbitration

Expresiones frecuentes: community moot, hold a moot, local moot

encuentro rover

Reunión, a menudo en forma de campamento, para integrantes del grupo de mayor edad del movimiento scout.

En inglés sencillo: A gathering, often a camp, for members of the older age group in scouting.

• Our Rovers attended a moot.
• They pitched their tents at the international moot.
• The next moot will bring together scouts from many countries.

Sinónimos: Rover gathering

Expresiones frecuentes: international moot, rover moot, attend a moot