1. Leading to, producing, or relating to, an issue; capable of being
made an issue at law. Burrill.
2. Lawful or suitable to be issued; as, a writ issuable on these
grounds.
Issuable plea (Law), a plea to the merits, on which the adverse party
may take issue and proceed to trial.
Is"su*a*bly (?), adv. In an issuable manner; by way of issue; as, to
plead issuably.
Is"su*ance (?), n. The act of issuing, or giving out; as, the issuance
of an order; the issuance of rations, and the like.
Is"su*ant (?), a. (Her.) Issuing or coming up; -- a term used to
express a charge or bearing rising or coming out of another.
Is"sue (sh"), 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.]
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.
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.
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 issue die.
Shak.
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.