Issue
A subject or problem that people are thinking and talking about:
environmental/ethical/personal issues.
As employers, we need to be seen to be addressing (= dealing with) these issues sympathetically.
Don't worry about who will do it - that's just a side issue (=, not the main problem) [Cambridge Dictionary].
Issue a person's children or other lineal descendants such as grandchildren and great-grandchildren. It does not mean all heirs but only the direct bloodline. Occasionally, there is a problem determining whether a writer of a will or deed is meant to issue to include descendants beyond his or her immediate children[Law dictionary].
While a child or children are alive, the issue refers only to them. Still, if they are deceased, it will apply to the next living generation unless there is language in the document that shows it does not apply to them.
Any matter of dispute in a legal controversy or lawsuit, very commonly used in such phrases as "the legal issues are," "the factual issues are," "this is an issue which the judge must decide," or "please, counsel, let us know what issues you have agreed upon [Law dictionary].
Something that people are talking about, thinking about, etc.: an important subject or topic: She is concerned with a variety of social/moral/economic issues. Water purity is a public health issue.
The President's speech addressed some important issues[Britannica Dictionary].
Issue. Cambridge Dictionary. Retrieved from: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/issue
Issue. Britannica Dictionary. Retrieved from: https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/contract
Issue. Law dictionary. Retrieved from: https://dictionary.law.com/Default.aspx?selected=1032