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Quasi-criminal means a lawsuit or equity proceeding that has some, but not all, of the qualities of a criminal prosecution. It may appear in either a Common law or a Civil law jurisdiction. It refers to "a court's right to punish for actions or omissions as if they were criminal."〔(The Free Dictionary ). Accessed June 30, 2008.〕 The origins of the phrase comes from the Latin language word, ''quasi'', meaning somewhat, sort-of, alike or akin, to criminal law, as in Quasi-contract.〔See also Quasimodo.〕 ''Quasi'' is used "to indicate that one subject resembles another, with which it is compared, in certain characteristics, but there are intrinsic and material differences between them."〔N.Y. Jur. 2d, Words and Phrases, ''Quasi''.〕 During a civil or equity trial, a court may act as if it were a criminal case to punish a person for contempt of court.〔〔(legalexplanations.com )〕 In some cases, a court may impose asset forfeiture or another penalty.〔Ballentine's Law Dictionary, p. 450〕 For example, a court has the right to punish actions or omissions of a party in a child support case as if they were a criminal, penalizing the parent with a sentence of jail time.〔(Law Dictionary )〕 ==Elements== ''Quasi-criminal proceedings'' include a wide variety of matters, including prosecution for a violation of law or ordinance, psychiatric matters, motor vehicle law, status offenses, family court actions, and equity proceedings such as a Writ. What these various legal matters have in common are these factors: # They may be instituted by a government agent on behalf of a private citizen, or # They may be instituted by a private citizen on behalf of the Government, ''Ex rel''. # They implicate fundamental rights or constitutional rights, subjecting the Law involved to strict scrutiny by the judiciary.〔〔(Quasi criminal rights of persons charged with Motor vehicle offenses including DWI and Driving While Suspended ), citing ''State v. Cooper'', 129 N.J. Super. 229, 231 (App. Div.), certif. denied, 66 N.J. 329 (1974); ''State v. Selzer'', 57 N.J. Super. 327, 330 (Law Div. 1959); ''State v. Rowe'', 116 N.J.L. 48, 51 (1935); ''Vickey v. Nessler'', 230 N.J. Super. 141, 149 (1989); amongst other cases.〕 # Because of that, they may be subject to the Miranda warning enunciated under the Legal doctrine in ''Miranda v. Arizona''〔 or foreign counterparts.〔 #They are subject to requirements for Bail, if any.〔〔(Illinois law )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Quasi-criminal」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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