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Doctrine of scriveners error,

Definition of Doctrine of scriveners error:

  1. Legal principle that a map-drafting or typographical error in a written contract may be corrected by ■■■■ evidence if the evidence is clear, convincing, and precise. If such correction (called scriveners amendment) affects property rights then it must be approved by those affected by it.

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