Quasi Definition and Legal Meaning

On this page, you'll find the legal definition and meaning of Quasi, written in plain English, along with examples of how it is used.

What is Quasi?

(v) When an action, decision, order or proclamations etc are taken in a form almost similar to the legal or judicial process, other than by a judicial authority or judicial process such situations are qualified as ‘Quasi’. For example a quasy judicial proclamation. The Latin word (kway-zeye, kwah-zee) means ‘as if’ is a substituted identity.