Meanings
prepositional phrase
- lawin an unfavorable or evil manner
Origin
- Latinin malam partem
- Englishin malam partem
Borrowed from Latin in malam partem.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
in malam partem. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20malam%20partem
MLA
“in malam partem.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20malam%20partem. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in malam partem,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20malam%20partem.
Source: in malam partem on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.