Malum In Se Definition

noun
An act, such as murder, that is inherently evil or immoral.
Webster's New World Law

(literally) Wrong in itself.

Wiktionary
(law) The Latin phrase used in law to refer to crimes that are illegal from the nature of crime, that is, inherently evil without any fact of its being noticed or punished, as opposed to malum prohibitum. Used to develop common law crimes.
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Other Word Forms of Malum In Se

Noun

Singular:
malum in se
Plural:
mala-in-se

Origin of Malum In Se

  • From Latin malum, the neuter of malus (“bad") + in (“in") + se, form of sui (“oneself, itself").

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