qualified has definitions from the fields of law,grammar,work
1
[ adjective ] (work) meeting the proper standards and requirements and training for an office or position or task

Examples

"many qualified applicants for the job"

Used in print

(John R. Sargent, "Where To Aim Your Planning for Bigger...)

Men qualified for the broader task of marketing manager are even more scarce due_to the demanding combination of qualifications called_for by this type of management work .

2
[ adjective ] limited or restricted; not absolute

Examples

"gave only qualified approval"

Used in print

(Barry Goldwater, "A Foreign Policy for America"...)

These conditions are unobtainable - are not even approachable in the qualified sense I have indicated - without the prior defeat of world Communism .

3
[ adjective ] holding appropriate documentation and officially on record as qualified to perform a specified function or practice a specified skill

Synonyms

certified

Examples

"a registered pharmacist" "a registered hospital"

Used in print

(Legislation on Foreign Relations. Committee on Foreign...)

Provided , That if the total award is not over $ 500 and there is no qualified executor or administrator , payment may be made to the person or persons found by the Comptroller_General of the United_States to be entitled thereto , without the necessity of compliance with the requirements of law with_respect_to the administration of estates ;

Related terms

registered

4
[ adjective ] (grammar) restricted in meaning; (as e.g. `man' in `a tall man')

Synonyms

restricted

Related terms

grammar modified

5
[ adjective ] contingent on something else

Synonyms

dependent dependant

Related terms

conditional

6
[ adjective ] having elements or qualities mixed in proper or suitable proportions; especially made less severe

Synonyms

moderated

Examples

"justice moderated with mercy"

Related terms

tempered

7
[ adjective ] (law) legally qualified

Examples

"a competent witness"

Related terms

law competent

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