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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