GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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‖Mala (?), n. pl.; pl. of Malum. [L.] Evils; wrongs; offenses against right and law.
[1913 Webster]
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.
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