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Competency

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(1):

(n.) Right or authority; legal power or capacity to take cognizance of a cause; as, the competence of a judge or court.

(2):

(n.) Legal capacity or qualifications; fitness; as, the competency of a witness or of a evidence.

(3):

(n.) The state of being competent; fitness; ability; adequacy; power.

(4):

(n.) Property or means sufficient for the necessaries and conveniences of life; sufficiency without excess.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Competency'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/competency.html. 1828.
 
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