prima facieadjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˌpraɪ.mə ˈfeɪ.ʃi/us/ˌpraɪ.mə ˈfeɪ.ʃi/formal or specializedat first sight (= based on what seems to be the truth when first seen or heard):
There is prima facie evidence that he was involved in the fraud.
For millions of Americans witnessing the event, it was a prima facie case of police brutality.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Seeming and purporting to be
- apparent
- as if/though idiom
- by the look(s) of things idiom
- come
- come across
- come over
- face
- ostensible
- outward
- paper
- persona
- purport
- putative
- reportedly
- so-called
- sound
- supposed
- supposedly
- verisimilitude
- you can't judge a book by its cover idiom
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