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issue definition - legal

n

  1. A question of law or fact disputed by the parties.
  2. In estate law, the descendants of a common ancestor; offspring.
collateral issue
Incidental to the central issue in a matter.
material issue
An issue which directly bears on the outcome of a matter; significant to the determination of a fact in dispute. 

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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