The Interpretation of Ambiguous Language in Legal Contexts: A Forensic Linguistic Analysis of the Derek Bentley Case

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This paper explores the role of linguistic ambiguity in interpreting evidence in the Derek Bentley case from a forensic linguistics perspective. It focuses on Bentley’s utterance, “Let him have it, Chris,” and examines how lexical, pragmatic, and contextual factors can lead to different interpretations of statements that may include incriminating evidence