[pri.ma fa.cie] adv [ME, fr. L] (15c): at first view: on the first appearance
[2]prima facie adj (1800) 1: true, valid, or sufficient at first impression: apparent "the theory ... gives a prima facie solution --R. J. Butler"
2: self-evident
3: legally sufficient to establish a fact or a case unless disproved "prima facie evidence"