that point in a lawsuit when the defendant has challenged (denied) some or all of
plaintiff's allegations of facts, and/or when it is known which legal questions
are in dispute. This is stated in the expression "the issue is joined," in the same
manner as a military man would say "the battle has been joined," meaning the fight
is underway. Thus, the pre-trial legal underbrush has been cleared away, the motions
made, and the pre-trial discovery (depositions, requests for documents, written
questions and answers, and other demands for information) sufficiently completed,
all of which makes clear what matters are to be decided by trial.
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