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These types of contracts are most common in [[software]] purchases and [[insurance]] policies.  In addition, government contracts contain numerous clauses which, by law or regulation, must be included AND are considered to be included even if omitted from the contract itself.<ref>This is called the "Christian" doctrine, which has nothing to do with religion but was the name of the company involved in the case.  Interestingly, it was the company -- not the government -- which successfully argued that an inadvertently omitted clause -- beneficial to its position in a dispute -- had to be included by regulation.</ref>

These types of contracts are most common in [[software]] purchases and [[insurance]] policies.  In addition, government contracts contain numerous clauses which, by law or regulation, must be included AND are considered to be included even if omitted from the contract itself.<ref>This is called the "Christian" doctrine, which has nothing to do with religion but was the name of the company involved in the case.  Interestingly, it was the company -- not the government -- which successfully argued that an inadvertently omitted clause -- beneficial to its position in a dispute -- had to be included by regulation.</ref>

As such, under the legal doctrine of contra proferentem, any ambiguity in a contract -- such as whether a loss is covered by a policy -- is strictly construed against the party who wrote the language.

As such, under the legal doctrine of contra proferentem, any ambiguity in a contract – such as whether a loss is covered by a policy – is strictly construed against the party who wrote the language.

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