latent ambiguity
Law
adjective
An ambiguity in a document which only becomes apparent in the light of knowledge gained from extrinsic evidence.
Origin
Late 18th century.
- pentode
- pentoic
- pentolinium
- Pentomic
- pentomino
- penton
- Pentonvillain
- Pentonville
- pentop
- pentosan
- pentosane
- pentose
- pentose cycle
- pentose nucleic acid
- pentose phosphate
- pentose phosphate cycle
- pentose phosphate pathway
- pentose phosphate shunt
- pentose shunt
- pentoside
- pentosuria
- pentosuric
- Pentothal
- pentoxide
- pen tray