(pry-mah fay-shah) adj. Latin for "at first look," or "on its face," referring to
a lawsuit or criminal prosecution in which the evidence before trial is sufficient
to prove the case unless there is substantial contradictory evidence presented at
trial. A prima facie case presented to a Grand Jury by the prosecution will result
in an indictment. Example in a charge of bad check writing, evidence of a half dozen
checks written on a non-existent bank account makes it a prima facie case. However,
proof that the bank had misprinted the account number on the checks might disprove
the prosecution's apparent "open and shut" case.
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