issue pleadingglossary / issue pleading The common-law method of pleading, the main purpose of which was to frame an issue. Cf. code pleading. [Cases: Pleading 1, 16, 48. C.J.S. Pleading §§ 2–3, 6–7, 9, 116–124, 132–133, 162, 164, 593.] 词条贡献者 资深译员大智,毕业于美国一流的高级翻译学院,专注翻译各种与复杂诉讼有关的法律文件。