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Natura.L

Defined in 1 dictionary — Anderson (1889)

A Dictionary of Law

William C. Anderson · 1889

Disposition; nature. See Animal. NATURAL; NATURE. Are employed with little or no deviation from the vernacular meaning: as, in natural — affection or love, allegiance, birth, boundary, child, day, death, duty or obligation, equity, fruits, guardian, law, life, liberty, monument, obligation, person, presumption, right, qq. v. With some of these terms, opposed to artificial, with others to civil, and political. See also Act, Of God; Alluvion; Cause, 1. Naturally. In the usual course of things; as, in the rule, that the damages recoverable for breach of a contract are such as natui-ally arise. 1 Ifature of the transaction. " Without knowledge of the nature of the transaction " may be a very misleading expression. =*