PRIMA FACIE


Meaning of PRIMA FACIE in English

adv. & adj.

adv. at first sight; from a first impression (seems prima facie to be guilty).

adj. (of evidence) based on the first impression (can see a prima facie reason for it).

[ ME f. L, fem. ablat. of primus first, facies FACE ]

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