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ordinary definition - legal

adj

  1. Occurring in the usual course of events; usual and normal.
  2. When applied to a judge, having jurisdiction by virtue of office rather than by being assigned same.
  3. When applied to a jurisdiction, immediate and original; not delegated or devolved to.
ordinary care
See care ( reasonable care). 
ordinary course of business
Conduct of business under usual circumstances, going about business in everyday manner.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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