malum
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Police only differ from citizens for malum in se crimes in that they’re required to enforce them.
From Slate ● May 13, 2020
They do not, and ought not, have discretion for malum in se crimes—those crimes that pass the Batman test.
From Slate ● May 13, 2020
Barry Lam: Police discretion refers to the power of the police to decide whether and how to enforce malum prohibitum crimes in a given context.
From Slate ● May 13, 2020
Later, at a pumpkin patch with Harvey, she takes a bite of a malum malus—an evil apple—and has a vision of witches hanging from a tree.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 26, 2018
These survive in the Latin proverb Mali corvi malum ovum—an immemorial testament to the discovery that it is possible to be too much of a smart-ass.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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