latent ambiguity 
latent ambiguity
Definition
latent ambiguity
noun
Law uncertainty existing where language employed in an instrument is clear and appears to have but one meaning, yet outside evidence makes it capable of more than one meaning
latent ambiguity
Law Definition
n
An ambiguity that is not apparent
from the wording of a document but is caused by external circumstances.
Browse dictionary entries near latent ambiguity
- ‹ latent
- ‹ lateness
- ‹ latency
- ‹ lately
- ‹ lateen-rigged
- ‹ lateen
- ‹ latecomer
- ‹ Late Latin
- ‹ Late Greek
- ‹ late bloomer
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