Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

quasi-crime

1. An offense not subject to criminal prosecution (such as contempt or violation of a municipal ordinance) but for which penalties or forfeitures can be imposed. 0 The term includes offenses that give rise to qui tam actions and forfeitures for the violation of a public duty. 2. An offense for which someone other than the actual perpetrator is held liable, the perpetrator being presumed to act on the command of the responsible party. See QUASI-DELICT (1).tion or of a specific character, such as vagrancy. - Also termed status offense.