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prima facie

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) prima facie (adverb)
  2. 2) prima facie (adjective)
  3. prima facie case (noun)
  4. prima facie evidence (noun)

1pri·ma fa·cie

adv
\ˌprī-mə-ˈfā-shə, -shē, -sē also -shē-ˌē, -sē-ˌē\

Definition of PRIMA FACIE

: at first view : on the first appearance

Origin of PRIMA FACIE

Middle English, from Latin
First Known Use: 15th century

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