prima

[pree-muh]

adjective

1. the lead or most important in an ensemble; usually used in ballet or opera to denote the lead female performer.

Example Sentences

"These actions are prima facie war crimes and may rise to the level of crimes against humanity."

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“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.”

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In a statement to parliament, Swinney said the Scottish government could not ignore "prima facie evidence" that Israel was committing genocide.

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"We worked together to make sure we had a watertight prima facie case in order to lawfully arrest Aimee Betro in a foreign country without her becoming aware and potentially fleeing again," he explained.

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The Lakers are not the prima donnas they used to be and the Clippers are not the stepchild they used to be.

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