Statutory crimes are referred to as:

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Statutory crimes are those that are created by law and are not inherently wrong (mala in se), but rather are wrong because they have been prohibited by law (mala prohibitum). A and C refer to elements of a crime (mala in se refers to crimes that are inherently wrong, and actus reus refers to the physical act of a crime), while D refers to the mental state of a criminal, which is not necessarily relevant to whether a crime is statutory or not.

Statutory Crimes Are Referred to As