[ac.tu.al] adj [ME actuel, fr. MF, fr. LL actualis, fr. L actus act] (14c) 1 obs: active
2. a: existing in act and not merely potentially b: existing in fact or reality "~ and imagined conditions" c: not false or apparent "~ costs"
3: existing or occurring at the time: current "caught in the ~ commission of a crime"