Mala \Ma"la\, n.; pl. of Malum. [L.]
Evils; wrongs; offenses against right and law.
Mala in se [L.]
(Law), offenses which are such from their
own nature, at common law, irrespective of statute.
Mala prohibita [L.]
(Law), offenses prohibited by statute,
as distinguished from mala in se, which are offenses at
common law.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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