The point of law in debate or in question. “At issue,” under dispute.
To join issue. To take opposite views of a question, or opposite sides in a suit.
To join issues. To leave a suit to the decision of the court because the parties interested cannot agree.
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.