Articles Tagged: ambiguity

An ambiguity in relation to the very foundation of the instrument itself, as distinguished from an ambiguity in regard to the construction of its terms. The term is applied, for instance, to a doubt as to whether a testator meant a particular clause to be a part of a will, or whether it was introduced […]

Duplicity, indistinctness, or uncertainty of meaning of an expression used in a written instrument. Ambiguity of language is to be distinguished from unintelligibility and inaccuracy, for words cannot be said to be ambiguous unless their signification seems doubtful and uncertain to persons of competent skill  and knowledge to understand them.  It does not include uncertainty […]