For the play by Suzie Miller, see Prima Facie (play).
Prima facie (/ˌpraɪməˈfeɪʃi,-ʃə,-ʃiiː/[citation needed]; from Latin prīmā faciē) is a Latin expression meaning "at first sight",[1] or "based on first impression".[2] The literal translation would be "at first face" or "at first appearance", from the feminine forms of primus ("first") and facies ("face"), both in the ablative case. In modern, colloquial, and conversational English, a common translation would be "on the face of it".
The term prima facie is used in modern legal English (including both civil law and criminal law) to signify that upon initial examination, sufficient corroborating evidence appears to exist to support a case. In common law jurisdictions, a reference to prima facie evidence denotes evidence that, unless rebutted, would be sufficient to prove a particular proposition or fact.[3] The term is used similarly in academic philosophy.[2] Most legal proceedings, in most jurisdictions, require a prima facie case to exist, following which proceedings may then commence to test it, and create a ruling.[3]
^"prima facie". Cambridge Dictionary. Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
^ abReamer, Frederic G. (November 2014). "Prima Facie and Actual Moral Duties in Social Work". Social Work Today.
^ abHerlitz, Georg N. (November 1994). "The Meaning of the Term "Prima Facie"". Louisiana Law Review. 55 (2): 394–397. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
Primafacie (/ˌpraɪmə ˈfeɪʃi, -ʃə, -ʃiiː/[citation needed]; from Latin prīmāfaciē) is a Latin expression meaning "at first sight", or "based on first...
Comer made her West End theatre debut in Suzie Miller's one-woman play PrimaFacie in 2022, which earned her an Evening Standard Theatre Award and a Laurence...
Ohio, Oregon, and Rhode Island are primafacie. Some other states have a hybrid system: speed limits may be primafacie up to a certain speed or only on...
A primafacie right is a right that can be outweighed by other considerations. It stands in contrast with absolute rights, which cannot be outweighed...
approach that deems nonhuman animals worthy of primafacie rights. In a philosophical context, a primafacie (Latin for "on the face of it" or "at first...
Comer made her West End theatre debut in Suzie Miller's one-woman play PrimaFacie in 2022, which won her the Laurence Olivier Award. Following its transfer...
screenwriter, and lawyer. In April 2022, Miller made her West End debut with PrimaFacie starring Jodie Comer. Miller was born in Melbourne, Australia. She studied...
the individual's blood type. After the war, the tattoo was taken to be primafacie evidence of being part of the Waffen-SS, leading to potential arrest...
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not reliably primafacie. Some critics of positive rights implicitly suggest that because positive obligations are not reliably primafacie, they must always...
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David Ross. In it, Ross develops a deontological pluralism based on primafacie duties. Ross defends a realist position about morality and an intuitionist...
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dispute. The ICJ has competence to indicate interim measures only if the primafacie jurisdiction is satisfied.[citation needed] An advisory opinion is a...
defense unless the plaintiff first shows (or the defendant concedes) a primafacie case of copyright infringement. If the work was not copyrightable, the...
South Wales, they indicated that the primafacie 50 mph (80 km/h) limit applied. New South Wales's primafacie 50 mph (80 km/h) limit, often signed by...
best of driving conditions is considered primafacie evidence of speeding. Altered speed limits are not primafacie. The maximum speed limit on Interstate...
December 2008, Regional Magistrate Marelize Rolle stated that she believed primafacie evidence showed Simons was probably responsible for the deaths of at...
the distinction between primafacie duties and absolute duty to solve this problem.: 28 The duties listed above are primafacie duties; they are general...
attorneys may also use the direct method described above. Primafacie case: The elements of the primafacie case are: (i) The plaintiff is a member of a protected...
estrena la obra "PrimaFacie", un grito contra la agresión sexual". La Vanguardia. 30 August 2023. "Vicky Luengo protagoniza 'PrimaFacie', en forma de monólogo"...
Electoral College and constitutional amendment ratification documents for primafacie legal sufficiency and an authenticating signature. The National Archives...
of law, the court decides as to who among the accused has sufficient primafacie evidence against them to be put on trial. After the court pronounces...
test set out by Ormrod LJ in Anton Piller: There is an extremely strong primafacie case against the respondent. The damage, potential or actual, must be...
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