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noun

any right that exists by virtue of natural law.

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Origin of natural right

First recorded in 1680–90

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How to use natural right in a sentence

Here is our nativity, and here have we the natural right to abide and be elevated through the measures of our own efforts.
The Condition, Elevation, Emigration, and Destiny of the Colored People of the United States|Martin R. Delany
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.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
He is an intruder upon you: he has no natural right to your affection; nor have you a natural obligation to regard him.
The Cruise of the Shining Light|Norman Duncan
The territory, thus free from all exclusive possession, they might have taken by the natural right of occupancy.
Orations|John Quincy Adams

The questions of the natural right to property, and of the right to labor are also discussed.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. IX.--February, 1851.--Vol. II.|Various

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