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Meaning of malum in se | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. A wrong in itself; that which is injurious in its consequence.
    literally
  2. The Latin phrase used in law to refer to crimes that are illegal from the nature of crime, that is, inherently evil without any fact of being noticed or punished, as opposed to malum prohibitum. Used to develop common law crimes.

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

malum prohibitum malunggay Malungon malunion Maluno Norte Maluno Sur

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