dubitatio (uncertainly in which one is kept; the act of doubting). The uncertainty of war, Mars belli communis. To be in a state of uncertainty [Vid: “to be UNCERTAIN”]. To relieve anybody from his uncertainty (= hesitation), dubitationem alicui tollere: to be in great uncertainty what to do, dubitatione aestuare (Vid: Cic., Verr., 2, 30, 74): to remain in uncertainty, in incerto relinqui (of things). To prefer a certainty to an uncertainty, certa incertis praeferre.