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“undecided” in Latin

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

undecided
nondum dijudicatus (not yet decided in a court; e.g., lawsuit, lis): integer (not having undergone any decision, and therefore remaining just as it was): dubius (doubtful, of things; e.g., combat, battle, proelium; victory, victoria; then also, of persons who cannot make up their minds to decide for either party; undetermined, irresolute): incertus (uncertain, as well of things as persons; e.g., victory, victoria; issue, result, exitus, eventus): ambiguus: anceps (doubtful, with regard to the success of anything; e.g., chances of war, belli fortuna; but proelium anceps = “a double combat;” and of proelium ambiguum or pugna ambigua there are no instances). To be undecided, in dubio esse: to remain undecided, integrum relinqui or esse: the battle remained undecided, incerto eventu dhnicatum est: sic est pugnatum, ut aequo proelio discederetur: for some time victory was undecided, aliquamdiu dubium proelium fuit: the battle began at noon, and at sunset was still undecided, a meridie prope ad solis occasum dubia victoria pugnatum est: the debate or discussion remained undecided, disceptatio sine exitu fuit: to leave anything undecided, aliquid integrum or aliquid in medio relinquere (to leave off in the midst of it): he ordered the matter to be left undecided until his return, rem integram ad reditum suum esse jussit: I am undecided what to do, dubius or incertus sum, quid faciam.

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What is the Latin word for undecided?
The usual Latin words for “undecided” are integer, dubius, incertus; also ambiguus, anceps, līs. 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.