Definition 6.32. (Free, transitive and regular actions)
Let \(\Gg \ltimes X\) be an action of a groupoid object \(\Gg\) on an object \(X \in T\). We say that this action is
Free if its shear map \(\shear_1\) is a monomorphism;
Transitive if its shear map \(\shear_1\) is an effective epimorphism;
Regular if its shear map \(\shear_1\) is an isomorphism.
Note that \(\Gg \ltimes X\) is regular if and only if it is both free and transitive.