For a crime to be committed, the act must be either malum in se (wrong in itself) or malum prohibitum (____________).

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a. Correct. In order for a crime to be committed, it must be either a crime that is wrong in itself (malum in se) or a crime that is prohibited by statute (malum prohibitum).
b. Incorrect. In order for a crime to be committed, it must be either a crime that is wrong in itself (malum in se) or a crime that is prohibited by statute (malum prohibitum).
c. Incorrect. In order for a crime to be committed, it must be either a crime that is wrong in itself (malum in se) or a crime that is prohibited by statute (malum prohibitum).
d. Incorrect. In order for a crime to be committed, it must be either a crime that is wrong in itself (malum in se) or a crime that is prohibited by statute (malum prohibitum).

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