Mala Prohibita
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
That which is wrong only because it is prohibited by statute. 1 Bl. Comm. 57. See "Mala in Se."
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Acts forbidden by statute, but not otherwise wrong. See 114 Mass. 323, 19 Am. Rep. 362.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
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.
Defined under Mala in Black's Law Dictionary.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
Prohibited wrongs or offenses; acts which are made offenses by positive laws, and projiibited as such. 1 Bl Comm. 57, 58; 4 BJ. Comm. 8