noun · common

natural right

natural right · natural rights

Any right existing by virtue of natural law, such as liberty, or security of one's…Any right existing by virtue of natural law, such as liberty, or security of one's person and property.

» Men's natural rights are equal; claim is met by claim, effort by effort, and force by force.

Jeder hat gleiches Recht zum Größten und Kleinsten. Anspruch wird an Anspruch, Trieb an Trieb und Kraft an Kraft zernichtet.

Meaning

1 senses

Any right existing by virtue of natural law, such as liberty, or security of one's person and property.

Examples

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Men's natural rights are equal; claim is met by claim, effort by effort, and force by force.
deJeder hat gleiches Recht zum Größten und Kleinsten. Anspruch wird an Anspruch, Trieb an Trieb und Kraft an Kraft zernichtet. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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You claim to be an empiricist, and yet you believe in "natural rights." Curious.
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Forms

plural: natural rights

Singular	natural right
Plural	natural rights

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