contra proferentem

== English == === Etymology === From Latin contra proferentem. === Noun === contra proferentem (uncountable) (law) A doctrine of contractual interpretation providing that, where a term is ambiguous, the preferred meaning should be the one that works against the interests of the party who provided the wording. == Latin == === Etymology === Literally, “against the offeror.” === Prepositional phrase === contra proferentem contra proferentem