prima facie

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prima facie - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Prima facie \Pri"ma fa"ci*e\ [L., from abl. of primus first +
     abl. of facies appearance.]
     At first view; on the first appearance.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Prima facie evidence (of a fact) (Law), evidence which is
        sufficient to establish the fact unless rebutted.
        --Bouvier.
        [1913 Webster]

prima facie - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  prima facie
      adv 1: at first sight
      adj 1: as it seems at first sight; "a prima facie case of
             murder"

prima facie - Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :

  PRIMA FACIE. The first blush; the first view or appearance of the business; 
  as, the holder of a bill of exchange, indorsed in blank, is prima facie its 
  owner. 
       2. Prima facie evidence of a fact, is in law sufficient to establish 
  the fact, unless rebutted. 6 Pet. R. 622, 632; 14 Pet. R. 334. See, 
  generally, 7 J. J. Marsh, 425; 3 N. H. Rep. 484; 3 Stew. & Port. 267; 5 
  Rand. 701; 1 Pick. 332; 1 South. 77; 1 Yeates, 347; Gilp. 147; 2 N. & 
  McCord, 320; 1 Miss. 334; 11 Conn. 95; 2 Root, 286; 16 John. 66, 136; 1 
  Bailey, 174: 2 A. K. Marsh. 244. For example, when buildings are fired by 
  sparks emitted from a locomotive engine passing along the road, it is prima 
  facie evidence of negligence on the part of those who have the charge of it. 
  3 Man. Gr. & Sc. 229. 
  
  

prima facie - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  18 Moby Thesaurus words for "prima facie":
     apparently, as it seems, as seen, at a glance, at first sight,
     at sight, by eyeball, by sight, on the surface, ostensibly,
     outwardly, seemingly, superficially, to all appearances,
     to all seeming, to the eye, visibly, visually