qualified

adj 1: meeting the proper standards and requirements and training

for an office or position or task; "many qualified

applicants for the job" [ant: {unqualified}]

2: limited or restricted; not absolute; "gave only qualified

approval" [ant: {unqualified}]

3: 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" [syn: {certified}]

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

man') [syn: {restricted}]

5: having elements or qualities mixed in proper or suitable

proportions; especially made less severe; "justice

moderated with mercy" [syn: {moderated}]

6: contingent on something else [syn: {dependent}, {dependant}]

7: (law) legally qualified; "a competent witness"