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prima facie

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[Latin]
: at first view
: on first appearance absent other information or evidence [guidelines which would prima facie accredit new entrance examinations as nondiscriminatory "S. L. Lynch"] compare ex facie
adj : sufficient to establish a fact or case unless disproved [prima facie proof] [a prima facie showing]