IEA Section 98 — Evidence as to meaning of illegible characters, etc

Summary

Evidence can be presented in court to explain the meaning of writing that is hard to read or not commonly understood, such as foreign words, old or technical terms, local sayings, abbreviations, or words used in a special way.

Official Text

Evidence may be given to show the meaning of illegible or not commonly intelligible characters, of foreign, obsolete, technical, local and provincial expressions, of abbreviations and of words used in a peculiar sense.

Old <-> New Code Mapping

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