01 n. pl. Evils; wrongs; offenses against right and law.
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Evils; wrongs; offenses against right and law.
Phrases & compounds
Mala in se —
offenses which are such from their own nature, at common law, irrespective of statute.
Mala prohibita —
offenses prohibited by statute, as distinguished from mala in se, which are offenses at common law.