Issue (legal)

In legal use, an "issue" means a point disputed by parties to a lawsuit.^[1] Legal issue may also refer to either a person's lineal descendants or a group of securities offered for sale.^[2] An issue of law is a question of how a law is applied rather than a question of fact.^[3]

1. ↑ "legal issue". The Free Dictionary. Farlex. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
2. ↑ Issue, Black's Law Dictionary (10th ed. 2014).
3. ↑ "issue of law". Merriam-Webster Dictionaries. Retrieved 10 June 2016.