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pri·ma fa·ci·e
Audio Help [prahy-muh fey-shee-ee, fey-shee, fey-shuh, pree-] Pronunciation Key
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| 1. | at first appearance; at first view, before investigation. |
| 2. | plain or clear; self-evident; obvious. |
[Origin: 1425–75; late ME < L prīmā facié
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prima facie
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| pri·ma fa·cie
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adv. At first sight; before closer inspection: They had, prima facie, a legitimate complaint. adj.
[Middle English, manifestly, from Latin prīmā faciē : prīmā, feminine ablative of prīmus, first + faciē, ablative of faciēs, shape, face.] |
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prima facie
c.1420, from L., lit. "at first sight," ablative of prima facies "first appearance," from prima, fem. sing. of primus "first" + facies "form, face."
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| prima facie | |
adjective | |
| 1. | as it seems at first sight; "a prima facie case of murder" |
adverb | |
| 1. | at first sight |
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Main Entry: pri·ma fa·cie
Pronunciation: 'prI-m&-'fA-sh&, -sE, -shE
Function: adverb
Etymology: Latin
: at first view : on first
appearance absent other information or evidence <guidelines which would prima facie accredit new entrance examinations as nondiscriminatory —S. L. Lynch> —compare EX FACIE
| Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc. |
Main Entry: prima facie
Function: adjective
: sufficient to establish a fact or case unless disproved <prima facie proof> <a prima facie showing>
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Prima facie
Pri"ma fa"ci*e\ [L., from abl. of primus first + abl. of facies appearance.] At first view; on the first appearance. Prima facie evidence (of a fact) (Law), evidence which is sufficient to establish the fact unless rebutted. --Bouvier.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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