A scientific generalization about nature based upon empirical observation. / A natural law (any of a number of doctrines in moral, political and legal theory)

plural of nature reserve

Habitual kindness or mildness of temper or disposition; amiability.

plural of law of nature

(finance) Being or relating to a financial transaction that writes off a portion of a developing nation's foreign debt in exchange for local investments in environmental conservation.

(literature, derogatory) A nature writer who misrepresents animals as having thoughts and feelings similar to those of humans.

plural of nature faker

An argument and informal fallacy where something is believed to be good because it is natural, or bad because it is unnatural.

plural of appeal to nature

(philosophy, religion, law) The way that people lived before there was any organized society.