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quasi-criminal

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quasi-criminal adj. 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. (See: criminal, quasi)



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00 Paperback GV718 Scholars from different disciplines examine motives and consequences of criminal and quasi-criminal behavior in sport, looking at issues such as alcohol and drug use by fans and athletes, violence, gambling, ticket scalping, fraud, and intellectual property.
and a lack of good faith is alleged that does not sink to the level of fraud or quasi-criminal wrongdoing, clear and convincing evidence is not needed to rebut the presumption [of good faith].
The Black Guerilla Family has a very close relationship with a splinter group of quasi-criminal revolutionaries, the Black Liberation Army.
 
 
 
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