malum in se
nounLegal Definition of malum in se
: an offense that is evil or wrong from its own nature irrespective of statute —often used with a preceding noun (as crime or act) held that burglary was a crime malum in se — State v. Stiffler, 788 P.2d 2205 (1990) — compare malum prohibitum
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