latent ambiguity

Such application may, of course, be itself the cause of the difficulty, giving rise to what is sometimes called a latent ambiguity."

The latent ambiguity of their relationship is revealed when Eleanor kisses him very tenderly on the lips while stroking the back of his neck and gazing at him in a decidedly un-motherly manner.

A latent ambiguity may be explained by parol evidence, for, as the ambiguity has been brought about by circumstances extraneous to the instrument, the explanation must necessarily be sought for from such circumstances.

Evidence is admissible in certain cases to explain latent ambiguity, and parol evidence of the terms of a lost will may be given as in the famous case of Sugden v. Lord St Leonards (1876), 1 Prob.

Latent ambiguity is where the wording of an instrument is on the face of it clear and intelligible, but may, at the same time, apply equally to two different things or subject matters, as where a legacy is given "to my nephew, John," and the testator is shown to have two nephews of that name.