2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Malum \Ma"lum\, noun; pl. {Mala}. [L.] An evil. See {Mala}.

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

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.