prima facie (redirected from Prima facia)

pri·ma fa·cie  (prm fsh -sh, -sh-)

adv.

At first sight; before closer inspection: They had, prima facie, a legitimate complaint.

adj.

1. True, authentic, or adequate at first sight; ostensible: prima facie credibility.

2. Evident without proof or reasoning; obvious: a prima facie violation of the treaty.

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[Middle English, manifestly, from Latin prm faci : prm, feminine ablative of prmus, first + faci, ablative of facis, shape, face.]

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prima facie [ˈpraɪmə ˈfeɪʃɪ]

at first sight; as it seems at first

[from Latin, from prīmus first + faciēs face]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	prima facie - as it seems at first sight; "a prima facie case of murder" clear - readily apparent to the mind; "a clear and present danger"; "a clear explanation"; "a clear case of murder"; "a clear indication that she was angry"; "gave us a clear idea of human nature"
Adv.	1.	prima facie - at first sight

Translations

prima facie [ˈpraɪməˈfeɪʃɪ]

A. ADV → a primera vista

B. ADJ → suficiente a primera vista
prima facie evidence → prueba f semiplena
to have a prima facie case (Jur) → tener razón a primera vista
he has a prima facie case (fig) → a primera vista parece que tiene razón
there are prima facie reasons why → hay suficientes razones que justifican el que + subjun

prima facie [ˌpraɪməˈfeɪʃi] adj
to have a prima facie case → avoir une affaire recevable

prima facie

adv → allem Anschein nach

adj prima facie evidence → glaubhafter Beweis; the police have a prima facie case → die Polizei hat genügend Beweise; a prima facie case of … → auf den ersten Blick ein Fall von …

prima facie [ˌpraɪməˈfeɪʃɪ]

1. adv → a prima vista

2. adj (assumption) → (a prima vista) legittimo/a; (evidence) → (a prima vista) convincente
to have a prima facie case (Law) → presentare una causa in apparenza fondata