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patent ambiguity

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A quick definition of patent ambiguity:

Patent ambiguity is a term used in law to describe a situation where a word or phrase in a legal document is unclear or has more than one possible meaning that is obvious to anyone who reads it. This type of ambiguity is different from latent ambiguity, which is not immediately apparent and requires outside evidence to clarify its meaning. In other words, patent ambiguity is like a puzzle that can be solved by looking at the words on the page, while latent ambiguity requires additional information to make sense of it.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Patent ambiguity refers to a situation where a term or phrase in a legal document is unclear or ambiguous on its face, meaning that it is unclear to anyone who reads it. This type of ambiguity is different from latent ambiguity, which occurs when a term or phrase appears clear on its face but becomes ambiguous when applied to a specific situation.

Example: A will states that the testator leaves his "car" to his son. However, the testator owned two cars at the time of his death. This creates a patent ambiguity because it is unclear which car the son is entitled to receive.

Explanation: In this example, the term "car" is unclear on its face because the testator owned two cars. It is unclear which car the son is entitled to receive based on the language of the will alone. This is a patent ambiguity because the ambiguity is apparent from the language of the will itself.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
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CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
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[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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