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Definition: Mala prohibita
Mala
\Ma"la\, 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.
[1913 Webster]