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contra proferentem
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（契約法上の原則）曖昧な契約条項がある場合、その条項を作成・提示した側に不利な解釈を採用するという解釈論の原則。 / （法理）契約の解釈において、用語の意味が不明瞭な場合、文言を提示した当事者に不利な意味に解釈されるべきとする原則。
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(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.
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contra proferentem
When drafting the contract, the lawyer warned her client that contra proferentem might be applied if any clause was ambiguous.
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When drafting the contract, the lawyer warned her client that contra proferentem might be applied if any clause was ambiguous.
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