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latent ambiguity

American  

noun

Law.

  1. uncertainty that arises when a seemingly clear written instrument is matched against an extrinsic fact, as when a description of something being sold fits two different items.

Etymology

Origin of latent ambiguity

First recorded in 1840–50

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