quasi-judicial
- adjective
- /ˌkwɑːzi dʒuˈdɪʃəl/
- Formal
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cuasi judicial
- NAFTA requires each country to adopt or maintain judicial, quasi-judicial, or administrative tribunals or procedures for prompt review and correction of administrative action.
Examples
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While the intent of the act is not completely clear, the quasi-judicial body established by the act behaved as though its duties included liquidating lands still owned by Native Americans.
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The environmental agency formed a quasi-judicial panel to handle disputes over land use regulations.
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Because it is quasi-judicial, the parties will develop their positions fully, thus providing a complete picture of the facts.
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The Lahore High Court in Pakistan has established a quasi-judicial, EPCA-like committee to try to develop consensus on the outstanding issues.
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And so beyond being an objective, you know, a prosecutor's a quasi judicial function, they're not Mark and I zealously represent our clients.
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In its exercise of certain quasi-legislative, quasi-judicial, and quasi-executive powers, the Senate surpasses the House in explicitly described constitutional power.
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The quasi-judicial body said in its ruling that it would impose an import ban on some of HTC's products if the feature wasn't removed by April 19, 2012.
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The Competition Tribunal, a quasi-judicial tribunal, is given the power by the Act to prevent and dissolve mergers where the merger would "prevent or lessen, or be likely to prevent or lessen, competition substantially."
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The quasi-judicial body reviewed the evidence before making its decision on the case.
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As a quasi-judicial authority, the board is responsible for resolving appeals regarding zoning permits.
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Etymology
Quasi-judicial comes from the prefix quasi-, which means 'as if' or 'almost', and judicial, which is related to judge and means 'about courts'. So, a quasi-judicial body is 'almost like a court' — it can hold hearings and make decisions like judges, but it is not a full court.