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AMBIGUITY

Categories: Evidence

Definition (1910 Edition)

Ambiguitas veborum lIatens_ verificatione suppletur; nam quod ex facto oritur ambiguum verificatione facti tollHtur. A latent ambiguity in the language may be removed by evidence; for whatever ambiguity arises from an extrinsic fact may be explained by extrinsic evidence. Bac.
Source: Black's Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition (1910) — Public Domain. UK commentary and modern updates are original additions. This entry is for educational reference only and does not constitute legal advice.