English-Finnish translations for moot point

  • epäolennainen kysymys
  • kiistanalainen kysymysLentokenttien melustandardien tiukentaminen on niin ikään kiistanalainen kysymys. Stricter noise standards for airfields are also a moot point. Mielestäni asiaan liittyy yksi yksinkertainen kiistanalainen kysymys, johon toivoisin komissiolta selvitystä. I can think of just one moot point which I should like to ask the Commission to explain.
  • lillukanvarsiälä tartu lillukanvarsiinKataiselle henkilöstömitoitus tai sen puuttuminen on lillukanvarsi, ja hänen hallituksensa on ylittänyt sentään korkeampiakin esteitä. (ilkka.fi
  • päätettävä asia
  • sivuseikka
  • tahtokysymys

Definition of moot point

  • An issue that is subject to, or open for, discussion or debate, to which no satisfactory answer is found; originally, one to be definitively determined by an assembly of the people
  • An issue regarded as potentially debatable, but no longer practically applicable. Although the idea may still be worth debating and exploring academically, and such discussion may be useful for addressing similar issues in the future, the idea has been rendered irrelevant for the present issue

Examples

  • Until we rebuild downtown, whether we build more parking spaces is a moot point.

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