malum in sen.adj.

Brit.

/ˈmeɪləm ɪn ˈsiː/,

/ˈmalʊm ɪn ˈseɪ/, U.S.

/ˈmɑləm ɪn ˈseɪ/

Inflections: Plural mala in se.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin malum in se.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin malum in se (from late 15th cent. in English legal use) < classical Latin malum an evil thing (use as noun of neuter of malus bad: see mal- prefix) + in (see in prep.) + sē itself.

Something intrinsically evil or wicked. Also rarely as adj.: intrinsically evil or wicked.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > evil thing > [noun]

shrewc1315

bad1576

malum in se1622

naughta1639

society > law > rule of law > illegality > [noun] > something intrinsically evil or wicked

malum in se1622

society > morality > moral evil > [noun] > evil thing > intrinsically

malum in se1622

1622 E. Misselden Free Trade (ed. 2) 62 For dispensing with the Lawes, it is without question, that the King hath power to dispence with a Penal Law: when it prohibiteth that which is not Malum in se.

1623 J. Williams Let. 30 Aug. in J. Hacket Scrinia Reserata (1693) i. 157 But to grant a Pardon even for a thing that is malum in se.

1811 Edinb. Rev. Feb. 275 That corruption is not..a malum in se, as Mr Windham has been pleased to assert.

1826 Edinb. Rev. Feb. 331 Whether there be..any solecism which is a malum in se, as distinct from a malum prohibitum.

1856 Sat. Rev. 26 July 290/1 It is the bargaining intention, and this is malum in se. The malum prohibitum is the contract.

1893 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 4 Nov. 997/1 ‘Hypertension’ and ‘hypotension’ are regarded not as indications, but as mala in se.

1924 H. L. Mencken in Amer. Lit. (1965) 37 165 It shall be no longer malum in se for a citizen to pummel, cowhide, kick, gouge, cut,..bastinado, flay or even lynch a job-holder, and..it shall be malum prohibitum only to the extent that the punishment exceeds the job-holder's deserts.

1959 Earl Jowitt & C. Walsh Dict. Eng. Law II. 1130/1 Mala in se, acts which are wrong in themselves, such as murder, as opposed to mala prohibita.

1992 J. M. Kelly Short Hist. Western Legal Theory vii. 295 At least as far as mala in se (things wicked in themselves) are concerned.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	malum in se
释义	malum in sen.adj. Brit. /ˈmeɪləm ɪn ˈsiː/, /ˈmalʊm ɪn ˈseɪ/, U.S. /ˈmɑləm ɪn ˈseɪ/ Inflections: Plural mala in se. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin malum in se. Etymology: < post-classical Latin malum in se (from late 15th cent. in English legal use) < classical Latin malum an evil thing (use as noun of neuter of malus bad: see mal- prefix) + in (see in prep.) + sē itself. Something intrinsically evil or wicked. Also rarely as adj.: intrinsically evil or wicked. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > evil thing > [noun] shrewc1315 bad1576 malum in se1622 naughta1639 society > law > rule of law > illegality > [noun] > something intrinsically evil or wicked malum in se1622 society > morality > moral evil > [noun] > evil thing > intrinsically malum in se1622 1622 E. Misselden Free Trade (ed. 2) 62 For dispensing with the Lawes, it is without question, that the King hath power to dispence with a Penal Law: when it prohibiteth that which is not Malum in se. 1623 J. Williams Let. 30 Aug. in J. Hacket Scrinia Reserata (1693) i. 157 But to grant a Pardon even for a thing that is malum in se. 1811 Edinb. Rev. Feb. 275 That corruption is not..a malum in se, as Mr Windham has been pleased to assert. 1826 Edinb. Rev. Feb. 331 Whether there be..any solecism which is a malum in se, as distinct from a malum prohibitum. 1856 Sat. Rev. 26 July 290/1 It is the bargaining intention, and this is malum in se. The malum prohibitum is the contract. 1893 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 4 Nov. 997/1 ‘Hypertension’ and ‘hypotension’ are regarded not as indications, but as mala in se. 1924 H. L. Mencken in Amer. Lit. (1965) 37 165 It shall be no longer malum in se for a citizen to pummel, cowhide, kick, gouge, cut,..bastinado, flay or even lynch a job-holder, and..it shall be malum prohibitum only to the extent that the punishment exceeds the job-holder's deserts. 1959 Earl Jowitt & C. Walsh Dict. Eng. Law II. 1130/1 Mala in se, acts which are wrong in themselves, such as murder, as opposed to mala prohibita. 1992 J. M. Kelly Short Hist. Western Legal Theory vii. 295 At least as far as mala in se (things wicked in themselves) are concerned. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1622
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