Definify.com
Webster 1913 Edition
Mala
‖
Ma′la
,Noun.
pl.
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.