quasi-judicial

[ kwey-zahy-joo-dish-uh l, kwey-sahy-, kwah-see-, -zee- ]
/ ˌkweɪ zaɪ dʒuˈdɪʃ əl, ˌkweɪ saɪ-, ˌkwɑ si-, -zi- /

adjective

noting, pertaining to, or exercising powers or functions that resemble those of a court or a judge: a quasi-judicial agency.

Origin of quasi-judicial

First recorded in 1830–40

Words nearby quasi-judicial

quashi, quasi, quasi contract, quasi-, quasi-contract, quasi-judicial, quasi-quotation, quasi-stellar object, quasi-stellar radio source, quasicrystal, quasidominance

Example sentences from the Web for quasi-judicial

  • What of the whole judicial or quasi-judicial administration of martial law?

    India, Old and New |Sir Valentine Chirol

  • In the New Testament a few examples appear in which his utterances are given a quasi-judicial tone.

    Solomon and Solomonic Literature |Moncure Daniel Conway

British Dictionary definitions for quasi-judicial

quasi-judicial

adjective

denoting or relating to powers and functions similar to those of a judge, such as those exercised by an arbitrator, administrative tribunal, etc