Competent
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
Able, fit, qualified; authorized or capable to act Abb. L. Diet; as competent court; 1 C. P. D. 17G; competent evidence; Chapman v. Mc Adams, 1 Lea (Tenn.) 504; competent persons, 5 Ad. & El. 75; competent cleric, Porter v. Duglass, 27 Miss. 393.