irrelevant terms
Beside the point
Terms that have no bearing on the matter at hand.
In legal contexts, irrelevant terms are provisions or language in a contract that don't affect its interpretation or enforcement.
More broadly, anything introduced into a discussion that doesn't connect to the central question: The judge struck the irrelevant terms from the agreement.
His comments about the weather were irrelevant terms in a debate about policy.
- tangentLine touching curve once
- off-topicUnrelated to discussion
- beside the pointUnrelated to the matter
- neither here nor thereUnrelated to the matter
- extraneousNot pertinent or essential
unrelated · missing the point · off the mark · superfluous · moot · immaterial · inconsequential · noise · white noise · distraction · detour · out of left field · filler · filler material · padding · fluff · red herring · wild goose chase
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