Abortion, canonical penalties for, 1851 a.
Absolute Standard, in grave matter, 1899.
Abstemiousness, subjective part of temperance, 2465 a; definition, 2466; degrees of abstemiousness, 2467 a; austerity, 2468; excellence of fasting and abstinence, 2469 a; sins opposed to abstemiousness, 2470 a. See also Gluttony; Sobriety.
Abstinence, excellence of, 2469 a.
Abstinence, Total, see Sobriety.
Accession, title to private ownership, 1872 a; principles of accession, 1874.
Accusation, Judicial, obligation, 1966; when a malefactor is bound to accuse himself, 1968; ethical conditions for lawful accusation or denunciation, 1969; persons who may not act as accusers, 1970; judicial accusation and fraternal correction, 1972; unjust accusation, 1973; cessation of duty of accusation, 1794. See also Complaint.
Accused, see Defendant.
Act, Virtuous, intrinsic and extrinsic modes of performing, 1554; essential and ideal modes, 1555.
Acts, Human, 22-62; definition, 23; knowledge requisite for, 24; ignorance renders them involuntary, 28; effect of error, forgetfulness and inadvertence on, 32-33; consent requisite for, 34; free and necessary, 35 a; perfectly and imperfectly voluntary, 35 b; voluntary absolutely and under a certain aspect, 35 c; voluntary in themselves or directly and in their cause or indirectly, 35 d; voluntary, approvingly and permissively, 36; omissions, 37-39; obstacles which destroy or lessen voluntariness, 40 sqq.; voluntary acts either elicited or commanded by the will, 56-62; intellectual, 61-62; sensible, 61-62; external corporal, 61-62; morality of, 63 sqq.; acts forbidden to clerics, 2603 a.