\Qual"i*fied\, a.
1. Fitted by accomplishments or endowments.
2. Modified; limited; as, a qualified statement.
{Qualified fee} (Law), a base fee, or an estate which has a
   qualification annexed to it, the fee ceasing with the
   qualification, as a grant to A and his heirs, tenants of
   the manor of Dale.
{Qualified indorsement} (Law), an indorsement which modifies
   the liability of the indorser that would result from the
   general principles of law, but does not affect the
   negotiability of the instrument. --Story.
{Qualified negative} (Legislation), a limited veto power, by
   which the chief executive in a constitutional government
   may refuse assent to bills passed by the legislative body,
   which bills therefore fail to become laws unless upon a
   reconsideration the legislature again passes them by a
   certain majority specified in the constitution, when they
   become laws without the approval of the executive.
{Qualified property} (Law), that which depends on temporary
   possession, as that in wild animals reclaimed, or as in
   the case of a bailment.
Syn: Competent; fit; adapted.
Usage: {Qualified}, {Competent}. Competent is most commonly
       used with respect to native endowments and general
       ability suited to the performance of a task or duty;
       qualified with respect to specific acquirements and
       training.