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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Issue \Is"sue\ ([i^]sh"[-u]), n. [OF. issue, eissue, F. issue,
     fr. OF. issir, eissir, to go out, L. exire; ex out of, from +
     ire to go, akin to Gr. 'ie`nai, Skr. i, Goth. iddja went,
     used as prefect of gaggan to go. Cf. Ambition, Count a
     nobleman, Commence, Errant, Exit, Eyre, Initial,
     Yede went.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. The act of passing or flowing out; a moving out from any
        inclosed place; egress; as, the issue of water from a
        pipe, of blood from a wound, of air from a bellows, of
        people from a house.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The act of sending out, or causing to go forth; delivery;
        issuance; as, the issue of an order from a commanding
        officer; the issue of money from a treasury.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. That which passes, flows, or is sent out; the whole
        quantity sent forth or emitted at one time; as, an issue
        of bank notes; the daily issue of a newspaper.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. Progeny; a child or children; offspring. In law,
        sometimes, in a general sense, all persons descended from
        a common ancestor; all lineal descendants.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              If the king
              Should without issue die.             --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. Produce of the earth, or profits of land, tenements, or
        other property; as, A conveyed to B all his right for a
        term of years, with all the issues, rents, and profits.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. A discharge of flux, as of blood. --Matt. ix. 20.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     7. (Med.) An artificial ulcer, usually made in the fleshy
        part of the arm or leg, to produce the secretion and
        discharge of pus for the relief of some affected part.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     8. The final outcome or result; upshot; conclusion; event;
        hence, contest; test; trial.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Come forth to view
              The issue of the exploit.             --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              While it is hot, I 'll put it to the issue. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     9. A point in debate or controversy on which the parties take
        affirmative and negative positions; a presentation of
        alternatives between which to choose or decide; a point of
        contention; a matter in controversy.
        [1913 Webster +PJC]
  
     10. (Law) In pleading, a single material point of law or fact
         depending in the suit, which, being affirmed on the one
         side and denied on the other, is presented for
         determination. See General issue, under General, and
         Feigned issue, under Feigned. --Blount. Cowell.
         [1913 Webster]
  
     At issue, in controversy; disputed; opposing or contesting;
        hence, at variance; disagreeing; inconsistent.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              As much at issue with the summer day
              As if you brought a candle out of doors. --Mrs.
                                                    Browning.
        
  
     Bank of issue, Collateral issue, etc. See under Bank,
        Collateral, etc.
  
     Issue pea, a pea, or a similar round body, used to maintain
        irritation in a wound, and promote the secretion and
        discharge of pus.
  
     To join issue, or To take issue, to take opposing sides
        in a matter in controversy.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Issue \Is"sue\, n. [OF. issue, eissue, F. issue, fr. OF. issir,
     eissir, to go out, L. exire; ex out of, from + ire to go,
     akin to Gr. 'ie`nai, Skr. i, Goth. iddja went, used as
     prefect of gaggan to go. Cf. Ambition, Count a nobleman,
     Commence, Errant, Exit, Eyre, Initial, Yede
     went.]
     1. The act of passing or flowing out; a moving out from any
        inclosed place; egress; as, the issue of water from a
        pipe, of blood from a wound, of air from a bellows, of
        people from a house.
  
     2. The act of sending out, or causing to go forth; delivery;
        issuance; as, the issue of an order from a commanding
        officer; the issue of money from a treasury.
  
     3. That which passes, flows, or is sent out; the whole
        quantity sent forth or emitted at one time; as, an issue
        of bank notes; the daily issue of a newspaper.
  
     4. Progeny; a child or children; offspring. In law,
        sometimes, in a general sense, all persons descended from
        a common ancestor; all lineal descendants.
  
              If the king Should without issue die. --Shak.
  
     5. Produce of the earth, or profits of land, tenements, or
        other property; as, A conveyed to B all his right for a
        term of years, with all the issues, rents, and profits.
  
     6. A discharge of flux, as of blood. --Matt. ix. 20.
  
     7. (Med.) An artificial ulcer, usually made in the fleshy
        part of the arm or leg, to produce the secretion and
        discharge of pus for the relief of some affected part.
  
     8. The final outcome or result; upshot; conclusion; event;
        hence, contest; test; trial.
  
              Come forth to view The issue of the exploit. --Shak.
  
              While it is hot, I 'll put it to the issue. --Shak.
  
     9. A point in debate or controversy on which the parties take
        affirmative and negative positions; a presentation of
        alternatives between which to choose or decide.
  
     10. (Law) In pleading, a single material point of law or fact
         depending in the suit, which, being affirmed on the one
         side and denied on the other, is presented for
         determination. See General issue, under General, and
         Feigned issue, under Feigned. --Blount. Cowell.
  
     At issue, in controversy; disputed; opposing or contesting;
        hence, at variance; disagreeing; inconsistent.
  
              As much at issue with the summer day As if you
              brought a candle out of doors.        --Mrs.
                                                    Browning.
        
  
     Bank of issue, Collateral issue, etc. See under Bank,
        Collateral, etc.
  
     Issue pea, a pea, or a similar round body, used to maintain
        irritation in a wound, and promote the secretion and
        discharge of pus.
  
     To join, or take, issue, to take opposing sides in a
        matter in controversy.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  at issue
       adj : now in consideration or under discussion; "regarding the
             matter in hand" [syn: at issue(a), in dispute(p), in
             hand(p), in question(p), under consideration(p)]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  at issue
     prep.phr.
     1 Under discussion.
     2 In disagreement.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  at issue
     prep.phr.
     1 Under discussion.
     2 In disagreement.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  at issue
     prep.phr.
     1 Under discussion.
     2 In disagreement.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  at issue
     prep.phr.
     1 Under discussion.
     2 In disagreement.

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  at issue /at ˈɪʃuː/
  strittig, zur Debatte stehend, uneinig 

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  82 Moby Thesaurus words for "at issue":
     against the grain, against the tide, against the wind, arguable,
     at cross-purposes, at daggers, at daggers drawn, at odds,
     at variance, at war with, athwart, before the house, conditional,
     conditioned, confutable, conjectural, contestable, contingent,
     contra, contrariwise, controversial, controvertible, counter,
     cross, debatable, deniable, dependent, depending, disputable,
     doubtable, doubtful, dubious, dubitable, eyeball-to-eyeball, iffy,
     in confrontation, in debate, in dispute, in doubt, in dubio,
     in hostile array, in opposition, in question, in suspense,
     in the balance, mistakable, moot, on the agenda, on the docket,
     on the floor, on the table, open, open for discussion,
     open to doubt, open to question, pendent, pending, problematic,
     questionable, refutable, speculative, sub judice, suppositional,
     suspect, suspenseful, suspicious, uncounted, undecided,
     under active consideration, under advisement, under consideration,
     under examination, under investigation, under surveillance,
     undetermined, unestablished, unfixed, unsettled, untold,
     up for grabs, up in arms, with crossed bayonets
  
  

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     在争论中;不和的;待裁决的

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