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Quasi<\/a> Court<\/p>\n


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Primary Definition<\/h2>\n

Quasi<\/a> court<\/strong> is a<\/a> descriptive legal expression for a<\/a> body, officer, board, commission, tribunal, or other decision-making forum that performs functions resembling those of a<\/a> court without necessarily being a<\/a> constitutional or statutory court of general judicial jurisdiction<\/a>. The more common modern legal expression is quasi<\/a>-judicial body<\/em>, and the two expressions are often used interchangeably. In ordinary use, the term identifies a<\/a> forum that may receive evidence, hear opposing parties, determine facts, apply legal standards, issue findings or orders, and decide a<\/a> particular dispute.<\/p>\n

The word quasi<\/a><\/em> is important. It means “as if,” “in some degree,” or “resembling without being identical.” Thus, a<\/a> quasi<\/a> court is not automatically an inferior court, a<\/a> sham court, or an unlawful court. It is a<\/a> body with some judicial characteristics, but whose legal authority, structure, procedures, remedies, and review are defined by the law creating it rather than by the full constitutional status ordinarily associated with an Article III federal court or a<\/a> state court of record.<\/p>\n

A<\/a> useful working distinction is this:<\/p>\n