Mala

Lat. Bad; evll; wrongful.

— Mala fides. Bad faith. The opposite of bona fides, (q. v.) Maid fide, in bad faith Mala fidei possessor, a possessor in bad faith. Mackeld. Rom. Law, § 207.

— Mala in se. 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.

— Mala praxis. Malpractice; unskillful management or treatment Particularly applied to the neglect or unskillful management of a physician, surgeon, or apothecary. 3 Bl. Comm. l22.

— Mala prohibita. Prohibited wrongs or offenses, acts which are made offenses by positive laws, and prohibited as such. 1 Bl. Comm. 57, 58 ; 4 Bl. Comm. 8.

I Bad; bad or evil things; wrongs; offenses. Mala flde: in bad faith. Malee fldei possessor: a possessor in bad faith. Mala Itdes: bad faith. Mala gramniatica: bad grammar; — non vitiat chartam: bad grammar does not vitiate a deed. Mala in se: wrongs in themselves; acts morally wrong. Mala praxis: malpractice; unskilful management or treatment; particularly applied to the neglect or unskilful management of a physician, surgeon, or apothecary. Mala prohibita: -wrongs prohibited; acts made offenses by positive law and prohibited as such. v. Malum, In old English law. Mala tolta: an evil, unjust or oppressive toll or tax; a thing unjustly taken.

Lat. Bad; evil; wrongful.

See Malus.