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by lupire 777 days ago
"The second usage given is modern and is the meaning more commonly understood in American English, possibly because of the association with moot court."

"Up for debate but not decided yet"

"Debatable, but decision doesn't matter".

It's a natural ambiguity, resolved by context, one of many, many in language. Which one is correct is a mute point.