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Mala in se

Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Black's Law Dictionary

Wrongs in themselves; acts morally wrong; offenses against conscience.

1 Bl. Comm. 57, 58; 4 Bl. Comm. 8; Com. v. Adams, 114 Mass. 323, 19 Am. Rep. 362; Turner v. Merchants' Bank, 126 AJa 397. 28 South. 469.