[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

malum \ma"lum\, n.; pl. mala. l.
   an evil. see mala.
   1913 webster
see also:
mala 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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
see also:
malum mala in se mala prohibita mala in se 

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