mootness

Etymology

From moot + -ness.

mootness means the state or condition of being moot. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

noun

The state or condition of being moot.“While Mr. Garre urged the court to dismiss the case under threshold questions like mootness and standing, Ms. Beeson tried to steer the judges toward the merits.”