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Three example sentences with venial, each labelled with its topic.
Aquinas separates the venial fault, which merely weakens a good habit, from the kind that severs it altogether.
Philosophy
Medieval penitential manuals priced every offence, listing a venial slip as three days of fasting and graver ones as years.
History
In most disciplinary codes a late filing is venial and draws a warning, while a false filing ends the license.
Law
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