Interpretation Against the Drafter Clause Samples

The "Interpretation Against the Drafter" clause establishes that if any part of the contract is ambiguous or unclear, the interpretation that is least favorable to the party who drafted the document will prevail. In practice, this means that if a dispute arises over the meaning of a contract term, and the wording is open to more than one reasonable interpretation, the ambiguity will be resolved against the interests of the party responsible for writing that section. This clause serves to encourage clear and precise drafting, discouraging parties from using vague or one-sided language, and helps ensure fairness by protecting the non-drafting party from potential exploitation due to unclear terms.
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Interpretation Against the Drafter. Regardless of which Party drafted the Contract or the language at issue, any ambiguities in the Contract or the language at issue will not be interpreted against the drafting Party.
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Interpretation Against the Drafter. Regardless of which party drafted the Site Agreement or the language at issue, any ambiguities in the Site Agreement or the language at issue will not be interpreted against the drafting party.
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Related to Interpretation Against the Drafter

  • No Construction Against Drafter The Parties acknowledge that this Agreement and all the terms and conditions contained herein have been fully reviewed and negotiated by the Parties. Having acknowledged the foregoing, the Parties agree that any principle of construction or rule of law that provides that, in the event of any inconsistency or ambiguity, an agreement shall be construed against the drafter of the agreement shall have no application to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

  • No Presumption Against Drafter Each of the parties hereto has jointly participated in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or a question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by each of the parties hereto and no presumptions or burdens of proof shall arise favoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provisions of this Agreement.

  • Interpretation and Rules of Construction In this Agreement, except to the extent otherwise provided or that the context otherwise requires: (a) when a reference is made in this Agreement to an Article, Section, Exhibit or Schedule, such reference is to an Article or Section of, or an Exhibit or Schedule to, this Agreement unless otherwise indicated; (b) the table of contents and headings for this Agreement are for reference purposes only and do not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement; (c) whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they are deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; (d) the words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import, when used in this Agreement, refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; (e) all terms defined in this Agreement have the defined meanings when used in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto, unless otherwise defined therein; (f) the definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms; (g) references to a Person are also to its successors and permitted assigns; and (h) the use of “or” is not intended to be exclusive unless expressly indicated otherwise.