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MALA PROHIBITA. Those things which are prohibited by law, and therefore unlawful.
Examples of mala prohibita include public intoxication and carrying a concealed weapon.
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Crimes are 'mala in se,' or bad in themselves, and these include all offences against the moral law; or they are 'mala prohibita,' bad because prohibited, as being against sound policy which, unless prohibited, would be innocent or indifferent.
 See also: Court, Cause, Term, License, State
  
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