prima facie evidence

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prima facie evidence - 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.
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     Prima facie evidence (of a fact) (Law), evidence which is
        sufficient to establish the fact unless rebutted.
        --Bouvier.
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