legal Definition of malum prohibitum
plural mala prohibita
\-ˈhi-bə-tə\
:an offense prohibited by statute but not inherently evil or wrong
- is malum prohibitum and, therefore, does not demand mens rea
- —Commonwealth v. Guthrie, 616 A.2d 1019 (1992)
- acts malum prohibitum
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