Legal Definitions - quasi-admission

Definition: Quasi-admission is a statement or assertion made by a party to a case that is offered against that party. It is an acknowledgment that facts are true and creates an inconsistency with and discredits, to a greater or lesser degree, a present claim or other evidence of the person creating the inconsistency.

Example: If a person is accused of stealing a car and they say, "I was at home all night," but then later say, "I went out to get some food," they have made a quasi-admission. The second statement contradicts the first and discredits their claim of being at home all night.

This example illustrates how a quasi-admission can be used to discredit a person's claim and show that they are not telling the truth.