natural causes

English

Noun

natural causes pl (plural only)

1. (usually of death or dying) Causes such as illness or disease, as opposed to direct external forces.

   Some military casualties are by natural causes and accidents.

   The medical examiner determined that he had died of natural causes.

Coordinate terms

• (cause of death): accident, misadventure, suicide, homicide

Further reading

• natural causes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “natural causes”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.