Mala in Se

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

In Criminal Law, crimes are categorized as either mala in se or mala prohibita, a term that describes conduct that is specifically forbidden by laws. Although the distinction between the two classifications is not always clear, crimes mala in se are usually common-law crimes or those dangerous to life or limb.

Battery and grand larceny or petit larceny are examples of offenses that courts have held to be mala in se.

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Majus dignum trahit in se minus dignum
Majus est delictum seipsum occidare quam alium
Make
make one whole
Maker
Making his law
Mala fides

Mala in Se
Mala praxis
Mala prohibita
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Maledicta est expositio quae corrumpit textum
Malediction

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