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Webster 1913 Edition
Issue
Is′sue
(ĭsh′ū̍)
, Noun.
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 house2.
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
Should without
issue
die. Shakespeare
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 profits6.
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
The
issue
of the exploit. Shakespeare
While it is hot, I ’ll put it to the
issue
. Shakespeare
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.
Bank of issue
, Collateral issue
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.
Is′sue
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Issued
(ĭsh′ū̍d)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Issuing
.] 1.
To pass or flow out; to run out, as from any inclosed place.
From it
issued
forced drops of blood. Shakespeare
2.
To go out; to rush out; to sally forth;
as, troops
. issued
from the town, and attacked the besiegers3.
To proceed, as from a source;
as, water
issues
from springs; light issues
from the sun.4.
To proceed, as progeny; to be derived; to be descended; to spring.
Of thy sons that shall
issue
from thee. 2 Kings xx. 18.
5.
To extend; to pass or open;
as, the path
. issues
into the highway6.
To be produced as an effect or result; to grow or accrue; to arise; to proceed;
as, rents and profits
. issuing
from land, tenements, or a capital stock7.
To close; to end; to terminate; to turn out;
as, we know not how the cause will
. issue
8.
(Law)
In pleading, to come to a point in fact or law, on which the parties join issue.
Is′sue
(ĭsh′ū̍)
, Verb.
T.
1.
To send out; to put into circulation;
as, to
. issue
notes from a bank2.
To deliver for use;
as, to
. issue
provisions3.
To send out officially; to deliver by authority;
as, to
issue
an order; to issue
a writ.Webster 1828 Edition
Issue
ISSUE
,Noun.
1.
The act of passing or flowing out; a moving out of any inclosed place; egress; applied to water or other fluid, to smoke, to a body of men, &c. We say, an issue of water from a pipe, from a spring, or from a river; an issue of blood from a wound, of air from a bellows; an issue of people from a door or house.2.
A sending out; as the issue of an order from a commanding officer or from a court; the issue of money from a treasury.3.
Event; consequence; end or ultimate result. Our present condition will be best for us in the issue.4.
Passage out; outlet. To God the Lord belong the issues from death. Ps.68.
5.
Progeny; a child or children; offspring; as, he had issue,a son; and we speak of issue of the whole blood or half blood. A man dies without issue.6.
Produce of the earth, or profits of land, tenements or other property. A conveyed to B all his right to a term for years, with all the issues, rents and profits.7.
In surgery, a fontanel; a little ulcer made in some part of an animal body, to promote discharges.8.
Evacuation; discharge; a flux or running. Lev.12. Matt.9.9.
In law, the close or result of pleadings; the point of matter depending in suit, on which the parties join, and put the case to trial by a jury. 10. A giving out from a repository; delivery; as an issue of rations or provisions from a store, or of powder from a magazine.