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Natural Fool

Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

An idiot; one bom without the reasoning powers, or a capacity to acquire them.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

An idiot.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

An idiot; one born without the reasoning powers or a capacity to acquire them.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

A person bom without understanding; a born fool or idiot. Sometimes called, in the old books, a "natural." In re Anderson, 132 N. C. 243, 43 S. E. 649.

Defined under Natural in Black's Law Dictionary.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

A person born without understanding; a born fool or idiot. Sometimes called, in the old books, a “natural.”