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prima facie

[prahy-muh fey-shee-ee, fey-shee, fey-shuh, pree-] / ˈpraɪ mə ˈfeɪ ʃiˌi, ˈfeɪ ʃi, ˈfeɪ ʃə, ˈpri- /
ADJECTIVE
plain or clear on initial investigation
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ADVERB
at first view, before investigation
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European football's governing body said this is because there was enough evidence to support a "prima facie violation" based on the evidence available.

From BBC Feb. 23, 2026

“Every person born in the country,” wrote Bates in late November 1862, “is, at the moment of birth, prima facie a citizen…without any reference to race or color, or any other accidental circumstance.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2025

“Secrecy and exclusivity are prima facie evidence of gang activity in the tattooed groups,” said Inspector General Max Huntsman.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 18, 2025

Violation of this rule is considered prima facie evidence of reckless driving.

From Seattle Times Sep. 21, 2023

Page 8: impossibility of alternatives which seemed prima facie impossibility of alternatives which seemed primâ facie Page 119: with it.

From Our Knowledge of the External World as a Field for Scientific Method in Philosophy by Bertrand Russell




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