Evidence as to meaning of illegible characters, etc
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Summary
Allows evidence to explain unclear or unusual words or marks in a document. Applies when characters are illegible or when words are foreign, obsolete, technical, local or regional expressions, abbreviations, or used in a peculiar sense. The court may admit such evidence to show the intended meaning.
Example
Ravi, a sculptor, agrees to sell to Priya "all my mods". Ravi owns both his finished models and the modelling tools. Evidence may be led to show whether he meant to sell the models, the tools, or both.
Bare Act
Enacted textEvidence may be given to show the meaning of illegible or not commonly intelligible characters, of foreign, obsolete, technical, local and regional expressions, of abbreviations and of words used in a peculiar sense.
Illustration.
A, sculptor, agrees to sell to B, "all my mods". A has both models and modelling tools. Evidence may be given to show which he meant to sell.
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