[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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
see also:
ambition count commence errant exit eyre 
initial yede general issue general feigned issue 
feigned at issue bank of issue collateral issue bank 
collateral issue pea to join issue to take issue 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

collateral \collat"eral\ ko^lla^t"~eral, a. ll.
   collateralis; col- + lateralis lateral. see lateral.
   1. coming from, being on, or directed toward, the side; as,
      collateral pressure. "collateral light." --shak.
      1913 webster

   2. acting in an indirect way.
      1913 webster

            if by direct or by collateral hand
            they find us touched, we will our kingdom give . . .
            to you in satisfaction.               --shak.
      1913 webster

   3. related to, but not strictly a part of, the main thing or
      matter under consideration; hence, subordinate; not chief
      or principal; as, collateral interest; collateral issues.
      1913 webster

            that he attebury was altogether in the wrong on
            the main question, and on all the collateral
            questions springing out of it, . . . is true.
                                                  --macaulay.
      1913 webster

   4. tending toward the same conclusion or result as something
      else; additional; as, collateral evidence.
      1913 webster

            yet the attempt may give
            collateral interest to this homely tale.
                                                  --wordsworth.
      1913 webster

   5. genealogy descending from the same stock or ancestor,
      but not in the same line or branch or one from the other;
      -- opposed to lineal.
      1913 webster

   note: lineal descendants proceed one from another in a direct
         line; collateral relations spring from a common
         ancestor, but from different branches of that common
         stirps or stock. thus the children of brothers are
         collateral relations, having different fathers, but a
         common grandfather. --blackstone.
         1913 webster

   collateral assurance, that which is made, over and above
      the deed itself.

   collateral circulation med.  physiol., circulation
      established through indirect or subordinate branches when
      the supply through the main vessel is obstructed.

   collateral issue. law
      a an issue taken upon a matter aside from the merits of
          the case.
      b an issue raised by a criminal convict who pleads any
          matter allowed by law in bar of execution, as pardon,
          diversity of person, etc.
      c a point raised, on cross-examination, aside from the
          issue fixed by the pleadings, as to which the answer
          of the witness, when given, cannot subsequently be
          contradicted by the party asking the question.

   collateral security, security for the performance of
      covenants, or the payment of money, besides the principal
      security.

   collateral damage, mil. damage caused by a military
      operation, such as a bombing, to objects or persons not
      themselves the intended target of the attack.
      1913 webster +pjc
see also:
lateral lineal collateral assurance collateral circulation collateral issue collateral security 
collateral damage 

[3] : Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

collateral issue, practice, pleading. where a criminal convict pleads any 
matter, allowed by law, in bar of execution; as pregnancy, a pardon, and the 
like. 

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