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“unconditional” in Latin

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

unconditional
simplex (simple; taken simply): absolutus (not depending on any other subject or circumstance; absolute); especially (The words are found in this connection and order.) simplex et absolutus (opposed to cum adjunctione; e.g., necessity, necessitudo, Cic., Invent., 2, 57, 171): purus (standing, as it were, simply and independently; with no exception to it; e.g., judgement, judicium, as Cic., Invent., 2, 20, 60).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for unconditional?
The usual Latin words for “unconditional” are simplex, absolvō, pūrus; also necessitūdō, iūdicium. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.