'Malum' definitions:
Definition of 'Malum'
From: GCIDE
- 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]