BSA Section 101 — Evidence as to meaning of illegible characters, etc

Summary

Evidence may be given in court to explain the meaning of writing that is hard to read or not commonly understood, such as foreign, outdated, technical, local, or regional words, abbreviations, and words used in an unusual or special sense.

The illustration shows that if a sculptor agrees to sell "all my mods", and the word "mods" could mean either his models or his modelling tools, evidence may be given to show which of the two he actually meant to sell.

Official Text

Evidence 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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