Freddy Fender This song is performed by Freddy Fender and appears on the album Before The Next Teardrop Falls (1974) . This song has been covered by Dottie West under the title  Before The Next Teardrop Falls .
Legal Definition of able. 1 : possessed of needed powers or of needed resources to accomplish an objective able to perform under the contract. 2 : having freedom from restriction or obligation or from conditions preventing an action able to vote.
Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Medical, Financial, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia. Competent. Possessing the necessary reasoning abilities or legal qualifications; qualified; capable; sufficient. A court is competent if it has been given jurisdiction, by statute or constitution, to hear particular types of lawsuits.