Malum \Ma"lum\, n.; pl. {Mala}. [L.] An evil. See {Mala}. [1913 Webster]
Mala \Ma"la\, n. pl.; pl. of {Malum}. [L.] Evils; wrongs; offenses against right and law. [1913 Webster] {Mala in se} [L.] (Law), offenses which are such from their own nature, at common law, irrespective of statute. {Mala prohibita} [L.] (Law), offenses prohibited by statute, as distinguished from {mala in se}, which are offenses at common law. [1913 Webster]