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Lesson 8: Quasi-Criminal Law
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Public Law
Lesson 8
What is quasi-criminal law?
The origins of this word come from the Latin word "quasi", which means "Sort of like", so quasi-criminal law is "sort of like" criminal law.
How is it like criminal law?
Well, it means that a court can penalize someone for their non-criminal actions as if they had committed a criminal act. The court process is not as complicated as a criminal trial is, nevertheless, you can end up in jail if convicted of a quasi-criminal crime.