natural right

noun

1. any right that exists by virtue of natural law.

Word History and Origins

Origin of natural right¹

First recorded in 1680–90

Example Sentences

Here is our nativity, and here have we the natural right to abide and be elevated through the measures of our own efforts.

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While a person has the natural right also to the lateral support of his land, yet he cannot use it to the injury of another.

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He is an intruder upon you: he has no natural right to your affection; nor have you a natural obligation to regard him.

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The territory, thus free from all exclusive possession, they might have taken by the natural right of occupancy.

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The questions of the natural right to property, and of the right to labor are also discussed.

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