prima facie evidence

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noun Law.

evidence sufficient to establish a fact or to raise a presumption of fact unless rebutted.

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Origin of prima facie evidence

First recorded in 1790–1800

Words nearby prima facie evidence

primacy, prima donna, primaeval, prima facie, prima facie case, prima facie evidence, primage, prima inter pares, primal, primal scene, primal scream

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How to use prima facie evidence in a sentence

But sources said that the evidence so far is pointing away from an ISIS connection.
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And the fact that satire unnerves the intolerant is evidence of its positive power.
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Is it sort of evidence of the Gladwellian 10,000 hours theory?
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Evidence is piling up that as men do more of the caregiving, violence against women falls.
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The third problem is the evidence of corroborating witnesses.
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The tenor dies; the prima donna appears to do the same, but the libretto consoles you by declaring that she only swoons.
Physiology of The Opera|John H. Swaby (AKA "Scrici")
Many British Ferns evidence a marked tendency to “sport,” and this is a fact which the beginner should always bear in mind.
How to Know the Ferns|S. Leonard Bastin
Prima facie, the verdict here is less favorable than in the previous case.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
It is a very common error to consider these deposits as evidence of excessive excretion.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
It was a tremendous training in the sifting of evidence and the examination of appearances.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

British Dictionary definitions for prima facie evidence

prima-facie evidence

noun

law evidence that is sufficient to establish a fact or to raise a presumption of the truth of a fact unless controverted

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