Which of the following statements is true in cases where only one party drafts a contract that contains terms that appear vague and ambiguous to the other party?
A) The court will give the terms the meaning as per trade usage.
B) The court will reject the non-drafting party's attempt to reinterpret the terms after the contract has been signed.
C) The court will declare the drafting party's behavior as a tort due to intentional ambiguity of terms.
D) The court will interpret the terms as they mean in the common language.
E) The court will interpret the ambiguous and vague terms against the party that drafts them.

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When only one of the parties to a contract drafts a contract, courts will interpret ambiguous or vague terms against the party that drafts them. Courts often apply this rule to the adhesion contracts as well as insurance contracts and interpret the contract to give the non-drafting party the benefit of the doubt when deciding the meaning of a confusing term or phrase.

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