法律英语每日一词4-Issue

Issue  n. /vb.

一、释义及词组

N.1)   A point in dispute between two or more parties.  争论点

"In federal civil procedure, an issue is a single, certain and material point arising out of the allegations and contentions of the parties; it is matter affirmed on one side and denied on the other, and when a fact is alleged in the complaint and denied in the answer, the matter is then put in issue between the parties." 35A C.J.S Federal Civil Procedure 357, at 541(1960).

collateral issue   次要争点

"A question or issue not directly connected with matter in dispute."

与发生争议的事项无直接关系的争点或问题。

immaterial issue  非实质性争论点

"An issue not necessary to decide the point of law." Cf. material issue.

即不能决定案件的事实真相的问题所产生的争议。

issue of fact  事实上的争论点

"A point supported by one party's evidence and controverted by another's."  =fact issue

指一方当事人在诉状中所主张但为他方所反驳、且必须通过法院的判决来解决的事实争议。

issue of law  法律上的争点

"A point on which the evidence is undisputed, the outcome depending on the court's interpretation of the law."  =legal issue

指与案件的法律适用相关的争议问题。在案件的证据确凿、不存在争议，且从证据只可能得出一个有关事实的结论时，可能产生法律上的争执点。

multifarious issue  不当合并的争点

"An issue that inquires about several different points ( esp. facts) when each one should be inquired about in a separate issue."

指一个问题涉及多项事实，而这些事实原本应分别予以调查处理。

ultimate issue 基本争点

"A not-yet-decided point that is sufficient either in itself or in connection with other points to resolve the entire case."  =ultimate question

指诉讼中必须做出确定性回答的问题。如在人身伤害案件中，被告是否有疏忽就是一个基本争点。

N. 2)  A class or series of securities that are simultaneously offered for sale.   证券发行=bond issue; stock issue

hot issue  热门股发行

“A security that, after an initial or secondary offering, is traded in the open market at a substantially higher price."  =hot stock

指在证券向公众发行后，该证券在公开交易市场的交易价格远远高于其最初发行的价格。

original issue  原始发行

"The first issue of securities of a particular type or series."

特定种类或系列的股票或债券的第一次发行。

N. 3)  Lineal descendants; offspring  后代，子嗣

issue female  女性子孙

issue male  男性子孙

lawful issue   直系卑亲属，合法子嗣

"Descendants, including descendants more remote than children. At common law, the term include only those who were children of legally recognized subsisting marriages."

广义上指某人所有的直系卑亲属，而不限于子女，与直系继承人（heir of the body）同义。在普通法上，仅指合法婚姻所生子女，不包括非婚生子女。 

Vb. 1)  To accrue 积累<rents issuing from land>

Vb. 2)  To be put in-forth officially 颁布< without probable cause, the search warrant will not issue)

Vb. 3)  To send out or distribute officially 发行<issue process> <issue stock>

(来源：Black's Law Dictionary, 《元照英美法词典》，《英汉法律用语词典》）