noun

1. an early English assembly of freemen to administer justice, decide community problems, etc.
2. a discussion or argument, esp. of a hypothetical law case, as in a law school

Etymology: ME mote < OE mot, gemot, a meeting & prob. ON mot < Gmc base *mot- > Goth gamotjan, to meet

adjective

1. subject to or open for discussion or debate; debatable
2. not worthy of consideration or discussion because it has been resolved or no longer needs to be resolved

transitive verb

1. to debate or discuss
2. to propose or bring up for discussion or debate
3. to make so hypothetical as to deprive of significance; make academic or theoretical