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
4: illegitimate
a natural child
nat·u·ral·ly adv
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.