Subjunctive with doubt (dudar que)

QuestionAnswer
doubtful
dudoso
the accused
el acusado
It is doubtful that the accused tells the truth.
Es dudoso que el acusado diga la verdad.
to acquit
absolver
I doubt that the jury will acquit the accused.
Dudo que el jurado absuelva a la acusada.
the prosecutor
el fiscal
The lawyer doubts that the prosecutor has another piece of evidence.
La abogada duda que el fiscal tenga otra prueba.
the court
el tribunal
to convict; to condemn (denounce)
condenar
Is it doubtful that the court will convict the murderer?
¿Es dudoso que el tribunal condene a la asesina?
It is doubtful that they will acquit him; however, he is innocent.
Es dudoso que lo absuelvan; sin embargo, él es inocente.
the verdict
el veredicto
I was walking when the court announced the verdict.
Paseaba cuando el tribunal anunció el veredicto.
the sentence (legal)
la sentencia
What a long sentence! The lawyer has never doubted the verdict.
¡Qué sentencia tan larga! La abogada nunca ha dudado del veredicto.
the prison
la cárcel
I doubt that the judge will send him to prison today.
Dudo que el juez lo mande a la cárcel hoy.
to commit
cometer
We doubt that the accused is committing a crime right now.
Dudamos que el acusado cometa un delito ahora mismo.
Perhaps the prosecutor will ask for a short sentence.
Quizás el fiscal pida una sentencia corta.
The accused confessed when she entered the prison.
La acusada confesó cuando entró en la cárcel.
It is doubtful that the jury will convict the suspect, although she always makes mistakes.
Es dudoso que el jurado condene a la sospechosa, aunque siempre comete errores.
without a doubt
sin duda
Without a doubt, the accused is guilty.
Sin duda, el acusado es culpable.
I doubt that they will convict him; without a doubt he is innocent.
Dudo que lo condenen; sin duda es inocente.
The verdict is, without a doubt, fair.
El veredicto es, sin duda, justo.
I doubt that the government will condemn the attack.
Dudo que el gobierno condene el ataque.
Everyone condemns the war.
Todo el mundo condena la guerra.

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