| Adj. | 1. | qualified - meeting the proper standards and requirements and training for an office or position or task; "many qualified applicants for the job" Antonyms: unqualified - not meeting the proper standards and requirements and training |
| 2. | qualified - limited or restricted; not absolute; "gave only qualified approval" Antonyms: unqualified - not limited or restricted; "an unqualified denial" | |
| 3. | qualified - holding appropriate documentation and officially on record as qualified to perform a specified function or practice a specified skill; "a registered pharmacist"; "a registered hospital" Synonyms: certified | |
| 4. | qualified - restricted in meaning; (as e.g. `man' in `a tall man') Synonyms: restricted | |
| 5. | qualified - having elements or qualities mixed in proper or suitable proportions; especially made less severe; "justice moderated with mercy" Synonyms: moderated | |
| 6. | qualified - contingent on something else | |
| 7. | qualified - legally qualified; "a competent witness" |
QUALIFIED. This term is frequently used in law. A man hag a qualified property in animals ferae naturae, while they remain in his power, but, as soon as they regain their liberty, his property in them is lost. A man has a qualified right to recover property of which he is not the owner, but which was unlawfully taken out of his possession. But this right may be defeated by the owner bring a suit or claiming the property. Vide Animals; Trover.
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