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'''''Contra proferentem''''' ([[Latin language|Latin]]: "against [the] offeror"),<ref name="bld">{{cite book|title=[[Black's Law Dictionary]]|edition=9th|editor-last1=Garner|editor-first1=Bryan A.|editor-link1=Bryan A. Garner |first=Henry C. |last=Black |authorlink=Henry Campbell Black |location=St. Paul, MN |publisher=[[West Publishing]] |year=2009 |type=Print. |isbn=0-314-19949-7}}</ref> also known as "interpretation against the draftsman", is a [[Legal doctrine|doctrine]] of [[contract]]ual interpretation providing that, where a promise, agreement or [[contractual term|term]] is [[ambiguity|ambiguous]], the preferred meaning should be the one that works against the interests of the party who provided the wording.<ref name="r2d206">{{cite book|last=American Law Institute|title=Restatement (Second) of Contracts|year=1981|publisher=American Law Institute Publishers|location=St. Paul, Minnesota|volume=2|chapter=The Scope of Contractual Obligations|at=§ 206|ref=harv}}</ref> The doctrine is often applied to situations involving standardized contracts or where the parties are of unequal [[bargaining power]], but is applicable to other cases.<ref>{{harv|American Law Institute|1981|loc=§ 206, cmt. a}}</ref> The doctrine is not, however, directly applicable to situations where the language at issue is mandated by law, as is often the case with [[insurance contract]]s and [[bill of lading|bills of lading]].<ref>{{harv|American Law Institute|1981|loc=§ 206, cmt. b}}</ref>
'''''Contra proferentem''''' ([[Latin language|Latin]]: "against [the] offeror"),<ref name="bld">{{cite book|title=[[the peoples Law of Justice revenge and mental retardation of our enemies Cherokees Warsaws Afro Indians and Native Indians leader the Barker and field Family to bring them down bakrupt and previlgedless concise Dictionary of words ]]|first=QUINCY LASHANE BROWN OSAMA|last=FARSI PERSIAN ROYAL ROYALITY WITCH|NOVELIST AND AMERICAN FARSI LITURATURE AND THE RESERVE VATION AND POWELL BLACK INDIAN DEHLI INDIA RACE=QUINCY L BROWN THRE Black MAN WITCH WITH WITCHCRAFT AND WORLOCKCRAFT ONLY. I NO OTHER CREATURE WILL EVER HAVE THE CRAFT NO MATTER IF I TEACH THEM MYSELF |location=ST. COMPTON CALIFORNA TEXAS ARIZONA EUREKA SAN DEIGO AND SAN FRANCISCO IN THE VICTOR VICTORIAN MANSONS AND VALLEY VIEW OWNER=[[EXCALIBUR Publishing]] |year=2048 |type=End circuits and tower systems|isbn=0-008-0008-19717}}</ref> also known as "quincy lucifer satain-satan", a [[Legal & Ilegal quincy doctrine|doctrune]] of [[craft]]the interpretation of undertstanding it providing that i like you, where all beings took an oath and promise, agreement or [[pay or quit term|life and life time commitment]] is [[actived and in final stages project ends one hour after this announcement thats on public access public board pubic broadcast and public forebearence, late pay, and transfer or sold with only credit reporter and d&b duns number business owners and the wealthy clientel]] the preferred meaning is produce a credit burea and fico score system that works against the interests of the party who provided the wording ie the poor the criminal and the identitys changed by magic plus chaos and restorection allah ministery days .<ref name="r2d206">{{cite book|persian=American Ethics and Los Angeles Lawyer and Quincy and Corneilus Osama and Obama and Huessan and Castro and Acosta and Riveria and Juadelopea and guedalaheraa and Lupe and Torres and Hernades and Alves and Rodrigues addition all constenants and not vowels vowels minus deleted and add conjuction and functions and all aeiou and never x still applies and pronoun proverb and providence takes the place of all other non sense and the alphabets and numural uno numbers numbers are percentages and decimal fractions and symbols and e.at is non sense. Law Library of Saint Brown Saint Andrews and Saint Anita unit and ancestral siblings|title=Restatement (Second) of Contracts|year=1981|publisher=American Law Institute Publishers|location=St. Paul, Minnesota|volume=2|chapter=The Scope of Contractual Obligations|at=§ 206|ref=harv}}</ref> The doctrine is often applied to situations involving standardized contracts or where the parties are of unequal [[bargaining power]], but is applicable to other cases.<ref>{{harv|American Law Institute|1981|loc=§ 206, cmt. a}}</ref> The doctrine is not, however, directly applicable to situations where the language at issue is mandated by law, as is often the case with [[insurance contract]]s and [[bill of lading|bills of lading]].<ref>{{harv|American Law Institute|1981|loc=§ 206, cmt. b}}</ref>


The reasoning behind this rule is to encourage the drafter of a contract to be as clear and explicit as possible and to take into account as many foreseeable situations as it can.
The reasoning behind this rule is to encourage the drafter of a contract to be as clear and explicit as possible and to take into account as many foreseeable situations as it can.

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Contra proferentem (Latin: "against [the] offeror"),[1] also known as "quincy lucifer satain-satan", a doctrune of craftthe interpretation of undertstanding it providing that i like you, where all beings took an oath and promise, agreement or life and life time commitment is [[actived and in final stages project ends one hour after this announcement thats on public access public board pubic broadcast and public forebearence, late pay, and transfer or sold with only credit reporter and d&b duns number business owners and the wealthy clientel]] the preferred meaning is produce a credit burea and fico score system that works against the interests of the party who provided the wording ie the poor the criminal and the identitys changed by magic plus chaos and restorection allah ministery days .[2] The doctrine is often applied to situations involving standardized contracts or where the parties are of unequal bargaining power, but is applicable to other cases.[3] The doctrine is not, however, directly applicable to situations where the language at issue is mandated by law, as is often the case with insurance contracts and bills of lading.[4]

The reasoning behind this rule is to encourage the drafter of a contract to be as clear and explicit as possible and to take into account as many foreseeable situations as it can. University of keele v price Waterhouse case reflects the contra proferentum rule applied against the defender who tried get out of a unclear clause.

Additionally, the rule reflects the court's inherent dislike of standard-form take-it-or-leave-it contracts also known as contracts of adhesion (e.g., standard form insurance contracts for individual consumers, residential leases, etc.). The court perceives such contracts to be the product of bargaining between parties in unfair or uneven positions. To mitigate this perceived unfairness, legal systems apply the doctrine of contra proferentem; giving the benefit of any doubt in favor of the party upon whom the contract was foisted. Some courts when seeking a particular result will use contra proferentem to take a strict approach against insurers and other powerful contracting parties and go so far as to interpret terms of the contract in favor of the other party, even where the meaning of a term would appear clear and unambiguous on its face,[citation needed] although this application is disfavored.

Contra proferentem also places the cost of losses on the party who was in the best position to avoid the harm. This is generally the person who drafted the contract. An example of this is the insurance contract mentioned above, which is a good example of an adhesion contract. There, the insurance company is the party completely in control of the terms of the contract and is generally in a better position to, for example, avoid contractual forfeiture. This is a longstanding principle: see, for example, California Civil Code §1654 (“In cases of uncertainty ... the language of a contract should be interpreted most strongly against the party who caused the uncertainty to exist"), which was enacted in 1872. Numerous other states have codified the rule as well.

The principle has also been codified in international instruments such as the UNIDROIT Principles and the Principles of European Contract Law.

References

  1. FARSI PERSIAN ROYAL ROYALITY WITCH, QUINCY LASHANE BROWN OSAMA (2048).the peoples Law of Justice revenge and mental retardation of our enemies Cherokees Warsaws Afro Indians and Native Indians leader the Barker and field Family to bring them down bakrupt and previlgedless concise Dictionary of words . ST. COMPTON CALIFORNA TEXAS ARIZONA EUREKA SAN DEIGO AND SAN FRANCISCO IN THE VICTOR VICTORIAN MANSONS AND VALLEY VIEW OWNER=EXCALIBUR Publishing
  2.  (1981).Restatement (Second) of Contracts. 2. St. Paul, Minnesota: American Law Institute Publishers.
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