ambiguous

I adjective abstruse, ambiguus, ambivalent, confused, difficult to comprehend, doubtful, dubious, equivocal, having a double meaning, indefinite, indistinct, inexact, lacking clearness, not clear, not plain, obscure, open to various interpretations, uncertain, unintelligible, vague associated concepts: ambiguous language foreign phrases:

- Ambigua responsio contra proferentem est accipienda. — An ambiguous answer is to be taken against him who offers it

- In ambigua voce legis ea potius accipienda est significatio quae vitio caret, praesertim cum etiam voluntas legis ex hoc colligi possit. — In an ambiguous expression of law, that interpretation is to be preferred which is consonant with equity, especially where it is in conformity with the purpose of the law

- In ambiguis orationibus maxime sententia spectanda est ejus qui eas protulisset. — In ambiguous expressions, the intent of the person using them is particularly to be regarded.

- In ambiguo sermone non utrumque dicimus sed id duntaxat quod volumus. — In ambiguous discourse, language is not used in a double sense, but in the sense in which it is meant.

II index aleatory (uncertain), allusive, debatable, disputable, dubious, enigmatic, equivocal, inapprehensible, incomprehensible, indefinite, indeterminate, indistinct, inexact, inscrutable, nebulous, opaque, problematic, unclear, undecided, vague