Ma·la n. pl.; pl. of Malum.  Evils; wrongs; offenses against right and law.
 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.

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 Ma·lum n.; pl. Mala   An evil. See Mala.

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 mala
      n : the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence
          of the cheek [syn: cheekbone, zygomatic bone, {malar
          bone, jugal bone, os zygomaticum]