Qua is Latin for acting in the capacity of, acting as, or in the manner of. After identifying a person, the word "qua" may be added to signify that the rest of the statement pertains to that person acting in the capacity of whatever title or...
administrative law
quasi-judicial
Quasi-judicial means “court like.” Some common usages of the term “quasi-judicial” in a legal sense include:
Quasi-judicial refers to a proceeding conducted by an administrative or executive official or organization that is similar to...quasi-legislative
Quasi-legislative means a legislative-like act undertaken by an entity other than a legislature. Entities beside the legislature cannot have full legislative powers due to the nondelegation doctrine but may still serve a quasi-legislative...
referee
In law, a referee is a judicial official who acts as a master in proceedings (i.e. an official who assist the judge in limited manners, usually pertaining to fact-finding). The term referee, however, has a special significance in bankruptcy proceedings...
rules
The term "rules" typically refers to the regulations adopted by an administrative agency in order to effectuate the purposes of statutes that are adopted by Congress or another legislative body.
For example, Congress enacted a statute known as...