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Malum in se
Malum in seEvil in itself. SIMILAR TERMS-------------------------------------- PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS-------------------------------------- Malicious abandonment The forsaking without a just cause a husband by the wife, or a wife by her husband. Malicious desertion The act of a hushand or wife, in leaving a consort, without just cause, for the purpose of causing a perpetual separation. Malicious mischief This expression is applied to the wanton or reckless de- struction of property, and the wilful perpetration of injury to the person. Malicious prosecution Torts, or remedies. These terms import a wanton prosecution or arrest, made by a prosecutor in a criminal proceeding, or a plaintiff in a civil suit, without probable cause, by a regular process and proceeding, which the facts did not warrant, as appears by the result. Malpractice Any professional misconduct. Malum in se Malveilles In some ancient records this word signifies malicious practices, or crimes and misdemeaners. Malversation French law. This word is applied to all punishable faults committed in the exercise of an office, such as corruptions, exactions, extortions and larceny. Man A human being. This definition includes not only the adult male sex of the human species, but women and children; examples: "of offences against man, some are more immediately against the king, other's more immediately against the subject." Hawk. P. C. book 1, c. 2, s. 1. Offences against the life of man come under the general name of homicide, which in our law signifies the killing of a man by a man. Manager A person, appointed or elected to manage the affairs of another, but the term is more usually applied to those officers of a corporation who are authorized to manage its affairs. Manbote In a barbarous age, when impunity could be purchased with money, the compensation which was paid for homicide was called manbote. We thank you for using the Juridical Dictionary to search for Malum in se. If you have a better definition for Malum in se than the one presented here, please let us know by making use of the suggest a term option. This definition of Malum in se may be disputed by other professionals. Our attempt is to provide easy definitions on Malum in se and any other medical topic for the public at large.
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