contra proferentem
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin contra proferentem.
Noun[edit]
contra proferentem (uncountable)
- (law) A doctrine of contractual interpretation providing that, where a term is ambiguous, the preferred meaning should be the one that works against the interests of the party who provided the wording.
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, “against the offeror.”