prima facie

prima facie

adverb | \ ˈprī-mə-ˈfā-shə, -sē, -shē \ | pri·ma fa·cie

  1. : 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

prima facie

adjective

  1. : sufficient to establish a fact or case unless disproved prima facie proof a prima facie showing