- Ambigua responsio contra proferentem est accipienda. — An ambiguous answer is to be taken against him who offers it
- In ambigua voce legis ea potius accipienda est significatio quae vitio caret, praesertim cum etiam voluntas legis ex hoc colligi possit. — In an ambiguous expression of law, that interpretation is to be preferred which is consonant with equity, especially where it is in conformity with the purpose of the law
- In ambiguis orationibus maxime sententia spectanda est ejus qui eas protulisset. — In ambiguous expressions, the intent of the person using them is particularly to be regarded.
- In ambiguo sermone non utrumque dicimus sed id duntaxat quod volumus. — In ambiguous discourse, language is not used in a double sense, but in the sense in which it is meant.
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aleatory (uncertain), allusive, debatable, disputable, dubious, enigmatic, equivocal, inapprehensible, incomprehensible, indefinite, indeterminate, indistinct, inexact, inscrutable, nebulous, opaque, problematic, unclear, undecided, vagueBurton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006