prima facie English

Meaning prima facie meaning

What does prima facie mean?

prima facie

— adverb at first sight

— adjective as it seems at first sight a prima facie case of murder

Synonyms prima facie synonyms

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prima facie English » English

on the face of it

at first sight

at first glance

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The burden consequently rests upon the prosecution to show a prima facie case on which the prisoner can be committed for trial on an indictment for murder before a High Courtjudge and a jury.

Counsel for the prisoner has submitted that the evidence does not show such a prima facie case.

Yes, and your way, with the hideaway you get seen. and it's prima facie evidence against you.

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Importantly, European institutions - especially the European Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights - also fit this understanding of democracy through prima facie undemocratic mechanisms.

Like many other people, I tend to believe that anyone paid more than me is prima facie over-rewarded, but I know this is not the most rigorous test I could apply.

The first test is seriousness of risk: Is the threatened harm of such a kind and scale as tojustify prima facie the use of force?

While failure to adjust interest rates is not prima facie evidence of dysfunction - after all, even a broken clock is right twice a day - frozen interest rates really do give the appearance of paralysis.