Cum in testamento ambigue aut etiam perperam scriptum, est benigne interpretari, et secundum id quod credibile est cogitatum credendum est

Dictionary: 
Ballentine's Law Dictionary

When an ambiguous or even an incorrectly written clause is found in a will, it should be interpreted liberally and according to what is to be believed to be the intention.

Author: 
James A. Ballentine
Publisher: 
The Bobbs-Merrill Company
Year Published: 
1916
Genre: 
Law Dictionary