natural death

American  

noun

1. death that occurs from natural causes, as disease or old age, rather than from violence or an accident.

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Etymology

Origin of natural death

First recorded in 1570–80

Example Sentences

A report released in October by Ontario - Canada's most populous province - has since shed some light on controversial cases where people were granted assisted dying when they were not nearing their natural death.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2024

The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner announced in January 2019 that she died a natural death due to lobar pneumonia — despite conspiracy theories that were shut down by her children.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2024

It was a fairly radical innovation in its day, an era when kings and emperors generally gave up power only upon natural death or at the point of a weapon.

From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2023

It requires a written application and assessments from two independent medical practitioners, including at least one specialized in their condition if the applicant is not near their natural death.

From Reuters • Jul. 15, 2023

It is often said that nature has no disdain, and therefore the natural death lacks the concept of anger, of revenge, of meanness, and that it is even sometimes—shudder—beautiful.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen