adequate

adequate
ad·e·quate adj: lawfully and reasonably sufficient
adequate grounds for a lawsuit

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

adequate
I adjective able, acceptable, accommodatus, ample, aptus, availing, capable, commensurate, competent, effectual, enough, equal to the need, fair, fit, fully sufficient, idoneus, proportionate, reasonable, reasonably sufficient, satisfactory, satisfying, serving, sufficient, sufficient for the purpose, sufficing, suitable, valid associated concepts: adequate administrative review, adequate care, adequate cause, adequate consideration, adequate notice, adequate remedy at law, adequate support, fair and adequate consideration II index ample, capable, commensurate, competent, effective (efficient), fair (satisfactory), fit, functional, habitable, mediocre, operative, prima facie (legally sufficient), proficient, qualified (competent), sciential, suitable, unobjectionable

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


adequate
adj.
Sufficient, satisfactory.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


adequate
Sufficient; equal to what is required; suitable to the case or occasion.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


adequate
Sufficient; equal to what is required; suitable to the case or occasion.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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