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malum in se

malum in se Malum in se is a historical legal term for an act seen as inherently wrong according to reason or natural law, not merely wrong because a law forbids it.

Malum in se is a historical legal term for an act seen as inherently wrong according to reason or natural law, not merely wrong because a law forbids it.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Malum (in law)” (Malum (in law)).
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