quasi-judicial

adjective

qua·​si-ju·​di·​cial ˌkwā-ˌzī-ju̇-ˈdi-shəl 

-ˌsī-,

ˌkwä-zē-,

-sē-

1

: having a partly judicial character by possession of the right to hold hearings on and conduct investigations into disputed claims and alleged infractions of rules and regulations and to make decisions in the general manner of courts

quasi-judicial bodies

2

: essentially judicial in character but not within the judicial power or function especially as constitutionally defined

quasi-judicial review

quasi-judicially

ˌkwā-ˌzī-ju̇-ˈdi-sh(ə-)lē 

-ˌsī-

ˌkwä-zē-

-sē-

adverb

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

The 12-member commission, an independent and quasi-judicial state agency, plans and regulates the use of land and water along California’s 1,100-mile coastline. —San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1820, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Legal Definition

quasi-judicial

adjective

: of, relating to, or being an administrative act, body, or procedure that is concerned with the adjudication of specific rights and obligations rather than the promulgation of rules, that requires discretion and decision, and that may be subject to notice and hearing requirements and judicial review