CONTRA PROFERENTEM

contra proferentem (kon-tr[schwa] prof-[schwa]-ren-t[schwa]m). [Latin “against the offeror”] The doctrine that, in interpreting documents, ambiguities are to be construed unfavorably to the drafter. — Also spelled contra proferentes. — Also termed ambiguity doctrine. [Cases: Contracts 155. C.J.S. Contracts § 337.]