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malum prohibitum

malum prohibitum Malum prohibitum is a historical legal term for an act considered wrong because the law forbids it, even if it is not necessarily seen as morally wrong by reason or natural law.

Malum prohibitum is a historical legal term for an act considered wrong because the law forbids it, even if it is not necessarily seen as morally wrong by reason or natural law.

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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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