Legal Dictionary
Main Entry:
mal·um in sePronunciation:
'ma-l&m-in-'sE, 'mä-lum-in-'sAFunction:
nounInflected Form:
plural mala in se /'ma-l&-, 'mä-/ Etymology: New Latin, offense in itself
: an offense that is evil or wrong from its own nature irrespective of statute —often used with a preceding noun (as
crime or
act)
malum in se —State v. Stiffler, 788 Pacific Reporter, Second Series 2205 (1990)> —compare MALUM PROHIBITUM
