Ambiguities in contracts are always interpreted in favor of the party who wrote the contract,since he or she is the one who knows what the provision is supposed to mean.

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Ambiguities in contracts are always interpreted in favor of the party who wrote the contract,since he or she is the one who knows what the provision is supposed to mean.

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Ambiguities in contracts are typically interpreted against the drafter (contra proferentem), especially in cases where one party had more power in creating the contract, to prevent the more powerful party from taking advantage of ambiguities they introduced.

Ambiguities in Contracts Are Always Interpreted in Favor of the Party