Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

natural person

American  

noun

Law.
  1. person12


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

“An IRA must be owned by a natural person and so cannot be owned by a trust, including a revocable trust, during the account owner’s lifetime,” Carbone says.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

The regulations define synthetic data as information that "appears to be real" or is "likely to be perceived as indistinguishable from a natural person or real-world event."

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

Section 23 of Florida's constitution says that "Every natural person has the right to be let alone and free from governmental intrusion into the person's private life except as otherwise provided herein."

From Salon • Aug. 23, 2022

A major test looms in Florida, where the state constitution’s Bill of Rights declares that “every natural person has the right to be let alone and free from governmental intrusion into the person’s private life.”

From Seattle Times • Jul. 5, 2022

But pushing the matter farther, it may pertinently be asked, Why doesn't the legislature endow it with power to do anything that may properly be done by a natural person?

From Studies in Civics by McCleary, J. T. (James Thompson)