Sin, Actual
sin, actual
A personal act or omission that does not conform to God’s will or law. Actual sins may be divided into the following catgories: sins of commission or omission, according to the precept which they violate; interior or exterior sins, according to the manner of committing them; sins against God, one’s neighbor, and one’s self, according to their object; mortal and venial sins, according to their effect on the soul; sins of ignorance, veakness, and malice, according to the cause which leads to them; capital or non-capital sins, according as they do or do not lie at the root of other sins.
Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Sin, Actual
is a direct violation of God’s law, and is generally applied to those who are capable of committing moral evil; as opposed to idiots or children, who have not the full scope for their moral faculties. It may be a sin either of commission or omission (q.v.).