dubitante

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adjective

Having doubts; used in law reports of a judge who is doubtful about a legal proposition but hesitates to declare it wrong.

OriginLatin dubitante →
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Meanings

adjectivedubitante (comparative more dubitante, superlative most dubitante)

comparative more dubitante · superlative most dubitante

  1. lawHaving doubts; used in law reports of a judge who is doubtful about a legal proposition but hesitates to declare it wrong.

Origin

  1. Latindubitante
  2. Englishdubitante

Learned borrowing from Latin dubitante, ablative masculine singular of dubitāns (“doubting”), present participle of dubitāre (“to doubt”).

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Translations

Spanish dubitante
  • dubitanteadjective

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with dubitante

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APA

dubitante. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dubitante

MLA

“dubitante.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dubitante. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dubitante,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dubitante.

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