AMBIGUITY UPON TLIE FACTUM
\ˌambɪɡjˈuːɪti əpˌɒn tˈiːlˈa͡ɪ fˈaktəm], \ˌambɪɡjˈuːɪti əpˌɒn tˈiːlˈaɪ fˈaktəm], \ˌa_m_b_ɪ_ɡ_j_ˈuː_ɪ_t_i_ ə_p_ˌɒ_n t_ˈiː_l_ˈaɪ f_ˈa_k_t_ə_m]\
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An ambiguity in relation to the very foundation of the instrument itself, as distinguished from an ambiguity in regard to the construction of its terms. The term is applied, for instance, to a doubt as to whether a testator meant a particular clause to be a part of the will, or whether it was introduced with his knowledge, or whether a codicil was meant to republish a former will, or whether the residuary clause was accidentally omitted. Fatherly v. Fatherly, I Cold. (Tenn.) 461, 465, 78 Am. Dec. 499.
By Henry Campbell Black
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