prima facie law

  • 1prima facie case — see case 1c Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. prima facie case n …

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  • 2prima facie — pri·ma fa·cie 1 / prī mə fā shə, sē, shē/ adv [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 …

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  • 3prima facie evidence — see evidence Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. prima facie evidence …

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  • 4prima facie evidence — n. [see PRIMA FACIE] Law evidence adequate to establish a fact or raise a presumption of fact unless refuted …

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  • 5Prima facie — (  /ˈpraɪ …

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  • 6prima facie — pri‧ma fa‧cie [ˌpraɪmə ˈfeɪʆi ǁ ʆə] adjective [only before a noun] LAW based on facts that appear to be true, although they may later be proved not to be: • prima facie evidence of fraud * * * prima facie UK US adjective [before noun] ► LAW based …

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  • 7Prima facie — Pri ma fa ci*e [L., from abl. of primus first + abl. of facies appearance.] At first view; on the first appearance. [1913 Webster] {Prima facie evidence} (of a fact) (Law), evidence which is sufficient to establish the fact unless rebutted.… …

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  • 8Prima facie evidence — Prima facie Pri ma fa ci*e [L., from abl. of primus first + abl. of facies appearance.] At first view; on the first appearance. [1913 Webster] {Prima facie evidence} (of a fact) (Law), evidence which is sufficient to establish the fact unless… …

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  • 9prima-facie case — prima facie case, Law. a case supported by prima facie evidence …

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  • 10prima facie — law pri•ma fa•ci•e [[t]ˈpraɪ mə ˈfeɪ ʃiˌi, ˈfeɪ ʃi, ˈfeɪ ʃə, ˈpri [/t]] adv. 1) at first view; before investigation 2) obvious; self evident 3) sufficient to establish a fact or to raise a presumption of fact unless rebutted: prima facie… …

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