Quasi-Criminal

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A reference to a court’s right to punish for actions or omissions as if they were criminal. the most common example is finding a parent who is delinquent in child support in contempt of court and penalizing him/her with a jail sentence. if a hearing is quasi-criminal the quasi-defendant is entitled to all due process protections afforded a criminal defendant.

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