ordinary

ordinary, adj.

1. Occurring in the regular course of events; normal; usual.

2. (Of a judge) having jurisdiction by right of office rather than by delegation.

3. (Of jurisdiction) original or immediate, as opposed to delegated.

ordinary, n.

1. Eccles. law. A high-ranking official who has immediate jurisdiction over a specified territory, such as an archbishop over a province or a bishop over a diocese.

2. Civil law. A judge having jurisdiction by right of office rather than by delegation.

3. A probate judge. • The term is used in this sense only in some U.S. states.

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资深译员维皓，毕业于一所培养高级翻译以及跨文化事务专家的精英大学，专注翻译各种与反垄断诉讼有关的法律文件。