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

“Where jurisdictional questions are at issue, the Commission has the expertise and responsibility to defend its exclusive jurisdiction over commodity derivatives,” Selig said.

From Barron's

In a declaration filed in court on Monday, the head of HSI’s Minneapolis field office said the agency was “the lead investigatory entity reviewing the use-of-force encounter at issue in this case.”

From The Wall Street Journal

But at issue in this case are design choices about algorithms, notifications and other features that affect how people use their apps.

From BBC

One of the votes at issue was about a project in Bonin’s district that sailed through the council, with Price’s vote unimportant to the project’s outcome.

From Los Angeles Times

And they cited one document showing she had, in fact, disclosed to her lender an intent to treat the property at issue as a vacation home.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• debatable
• problematic
• unresolved
• unsettled