words or statements that are open to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning, especially if that meaning cannot be determined from its context.
The state of being ambiguous.
The genuinity - as distinguished from the efficacity or the regularity - of a sacrament as a result of some formal dispositions being fulfilled.
The state of being valid, authentic or genuine.
State of having legal force.
A quality of a measurement indicating the degree to which the measure reflects the underlying construct, that is, whether it measures what it purports to measure (see reliability).