Mala \Ma"la\, n.; pl. of {Malum}. [L.] 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.