pri·ma fa·cie 
(prī′mə fāshē -shə, -shē-ē)
(prī′mə fāshē -shə, -shē-ē)adv.
At first sight; before closer inspection: They had, prima facie, a legitimate complaint.
adj.
True, authentic, or adequate at first sight; ostensible: prima facie evidence.
[Middle English, manifestly, from Latin prīmā faciē : prīmā, feminine ablative of prīmus, first + faciē, ablative of faciēs, shape, face.]