at issue

Idioms  

1. In question, under discussion; also, to be decided. For example, Who will pay for the refreshments was the point at issue . [Early 1800s]

2. In conflict, in disagreement, as in Physicians are still at issue over the appropriate use of hormone therapy . This usage, from legal terminology, was defined by Sir William Blackstone ( Commentaries on the Laws of England , 1768), who said that when a point is affirmed by one side and denied by the other, “they are then said to be at issue .”

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Example Sentences

The books at issue include Mark Clifford’s biography of Jimmy Lai, the 78-year-old journalist sentenced last month to 20 years in prison for dissent.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ahead of the trials, Meta argued for the lawsuits to be thrown out and said that many of the design features at issue, such as instant notification and infinite scroll, were “inescapably linked” to the content shown to users.

From The Wall Street Journal

At issue was whether cable provider Cox could be held liable for “contributory” copyright infringement merely because it had knowledge that some of its users were pirating music files.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Focus on those facts that are at issue in this case,” Schmit urged the jury.

From Los Angeles Times

Also at issue is the Middle Eastern money the Ellison family has been expecting to pull off Paramount’s leveraged buyout of its larger entertainment company rival.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• debatable
• problematic
• unresolved
• unsettled