Issue (Issues, Issued)

1. In the context of this Handbook, an important question of law or fact that is in dispute and must be settled. 2. The term can also refer to a court giving its decision to the parties in a case.  E.g., One of the appellant’s issues was whether the trial court erred in granting the motion to dismiss with prejudice; the appellate court agreed and issued an opinion reversing the dismissal.