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Casus Reservati

(cases reserved), in the Romani Church, are cases of sin such as an ordinary confessor (q.v.) cannot absolve, but only an ecclesiastic of high rank, or one specially authorized by the pope for the purpose. See Canons of Trent, sess. 14, ch. 7.