natural

natural
nat·u·ral adj
1: based on an inherent sense of right and wrong
2 a: existing as part of or determined by nature
the natural condition of the land
b: being in accordance with or arising from nature esp. as distinguished from operation of law see also natural person compare artificial
c: arising from the usual course of events
a natural result of the accident
3 a: begotten as distinguished from adopted
b: being a relation by consanguinity as distinguished from adoption
natural parents
a natural child
nat·u·ral·ly adv

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

natural
I adjective artless, authentic, characteristic, connate, consistent, crude, free from affectation, fundamental, genuine, inborn, inbred, indigenous, ingenerate, ingrained, innate, innatus, instinctive, instinctual, lifelike, native, nativus, normal, organic, original, pure, real, realistic, regular, true to life, typical, unadulterated, unartificial, uncultivated, unsynthetic, untouched associated concepts: natural law II index bodily, born (innate), common (customary), conventional, familiar (customary), genuine, habitual, informal, ingenuous, inherent, innate, legitimate (lawfully conceived), naive, native (inborn), normal (regular), organic, physical, prevailing (current), real, realistic, regular (conventional), simple, spontaneous, unaffected (sincere), undistorted, unobtrusive, unpretentious, usual, veridical

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


natural
adj.
Caused by nature or existing in nature; not artificial.

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

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  • Natural — Nat u*ral (?; 135), n. 1. A native; an aboriginal. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster] 2. pl. Natural gifts, impulses, etc. [Obs.] Fuller. [1913 Webster] 3. One born without the usual powers of reason or understanding; an idiot. The minds of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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