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• Sufficient — Suf*fi cient, a. [L. sufficiens, entis, p. pr. of sufficere: cf. F. suffisant. See {Suffice}.] 1. Equal to the end proposed; adequate to wants; enough; ample; competent; as, provision sufficient for the family; an army sufficient to defend the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• sufficient — suf·fi·cient adj: enough to meet the needs under the law of a situation or a proposed end suf·fi·cient·ly adv Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. sufficient …   Law dictionary

• sufficient cause — see cause 2 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. sufficient cause …   Law dictionary

• sufficient — [sə fish′ənt] adj. [ME < L sufficiens, prp. of sufficere: see SUFFICE] 1. as much as is needed; equal to what is specified or required; enough 2. competent; well qualified; able sufficiently adv. SYN. SUFFICIENT and ENOUGH agree in describing… …   English World dictionary

• sufficient evidence — index proof Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 sufficient evidence n. Enough …   Law dictionary

• sufficient on its face — index prima facie (legally sufficient) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• sufficient on the pleadings — index prima facie (legally sufficient) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• sufficient to make out a case — index prima facie (legally sufficient) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• sufficient — early 14c., from O.Fr. sufficient, from L. sufficiens, prp. of sufficere (see SUFFICE (Cf. suffice)) …   Etymology dictionary

• sufficient condition — n. 1. Logic an antecedent whose validity entails the validity of the consequent 2. something whose existence or occurrence by itself guarantees that a given thing will exist or occur: Cf. NECESSARY CONDITION * * * …   Universalium

• sufficient reason — sufficient reason, principle of …   Philosophy dictionary