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‖ malum in se|ˈmæləm ɪn siː|
Pl. mala in se.
[med.L.]
Something intrinsically evil or wicked. Also as adj. phr.
1623J. Williams Let. 30 Aug. in J. Hacket Scrinia Reserata (1693) i. 157 But to grant a Pardon even for a thing that is malum in se. 1811Edin. Rev. Feb. 275 That corruption is not..a malum in se, as Mr Windham has been pleased to assert. 1826Ibid. Feb. 331 Whether there be..any solecism which is a malum in se, as distinct from a malum prohibitum. 1856Sat. Rev. 26 July 290/1 It is the bargaining intention, and this is malum in se. The malum prohibitum is the contract. 1893[see hypertension 1 a]. 1959Jowitt Dict. Eng. Law II. 1130/1 Mala in se, acts which are wrong in themselves, such as murder, as opposed to mala prohibita. 1961Times 18 Mar. 12/6 That part of the criminal law which covered offences mala in se. |