Quasi criminal (proceeding) - sustany/dvg GitHub Wiki

A quasi-criminal (proceeding) refers to treating an act in a civil case as if it were occurring in a criminal proceeding. It is a�civil�proceeding that may result in a penalty akin to a�criminal�penalty. For example, a person may be held in contempt of court for a civil matter, such as divorce, but may be given a criminal punishment of�imprisonment. Cases such as this one from the U.S. Supreme Court, has described�punitive damages�as a "quasi-criminal punishment."�Therefore, a�defendant�in a quasi-criminal proceeding is entitled to�due process�protections.