prima facieadv.adj.n.

Brit.

/ˌprʌɪmə ˈfeɪʃ(ɪ)iː/, U.S.

/ˈˌprimə ˈfeɪʃi(ˌi)/

Forms: late Middle English– prima facie, 1600s– primâ facie.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin prīmā faciē.

Etymology: < classical Latin prīmā faciē at first sight (Seneca) < prīmā , ablative singular feminine of prīmus prime adj. + faciē , ablative of faciēs face n. Compare earlier at prime face at face n. Phrases 8a(a), after Middle French de prime face (late 14th cent.), itself after the classical Latin phrase.

Chiefly Law.

A. adv.

At first sight; on the face of it; as it appears at first without investigation.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > sight of something > [adverb] > at (first) sight

at (the, as to the) first sightc1390

at prime facea1413

by the first visage1422

at a lookc1450

on (also upon) (the) view of1489

prima faciec1500

at one sight1508

at the first show of1549

at first gaze1577

prima fronte1622

on (also in) the face of ita1656

on the view1823

c1500 (?a1475) Assembly of Gods (1896) 157 (MED) Here, prima facie, to vs he doth apere that he hath offendyd, no man can sey nay.

1592 A. Day 2nd Pt. Eng. Secretorie sig. I2^v, in Eng. Secretorie (rev. ed.) A Phisiognomer..(for better triall of his Arte)..was demaunded what (prima facie) he thought of Socrates.

1624 W. Bedell Copies Certaine Lett. vii. 115 And indeed, prima facie they haue reason.

a1676 M. Hale Historia Placitorum Coronæ (1736) I. 26 An infant under the age of fourteen years and above the age of twelve years is not primâ facie presumed to be doli capax.

1766 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. II. xiii. 196 Such actual possession is, prima facie, evidence of a legal title in the possessor.

1815 W. Scott Antiquary II. xvi. 222 Were it in the case of any other person, I own, I should say it looked, prima facie, a little ugly.

1883 Law Rep.: Queen's Bench Div. 11 597 The plaintiff has been defamed, and has primâ facie a cause of action.

1900 Westm. Gaz. 11 July 2/2 We agree, prima facie, that there is every kind of objection to en bloc disfranchisements.

1955 Times 5 May 4/1 If the right given to the tenant was an asset, it was something which prima facie would on his death pass to his personal representative.

1991 Japan Forum 3 369 The samurai, for example, who prima facie had the most to lose from the Meiji reforms, invested heavily in education.

B. adj. (and n.)

Arising at first sight; based or founded on the first impression; (of evidence, etc.) acceptable unless contradicted. Also occasionally as n.: a prima facie case.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > [adjective] > based on first impression

prima facie1790

1790 Times 4 June 2/1 A power to forgive penalties, incurred by a prima facie disregard to the letter of the Act.

1800 J. Adams Let. 23 Apr. in Wks. (1854) IX. 50 This Gazette is said by lawyers and judges to be primâ facie evidence in courts of justice, of matters of State and of public acts of the government.

1870 J. H. Newman Ess. Gram. Assent ii. vi. 174 A primâ facie assent is an assent to an antecedent probability of a fact, not to the fact itself.

1911 Act 1 & 2 George V c. 46 §17 The ownership of an author's manuscript after his death..shall be primâ facie proof of the copyright being with the owner of the manuscript.

1954 H. Feigl in P. A. Schilpp Philos. R. Carnap (1963) 259 The prima facie implausibility of the identity thesis arises..mainly from the psychological incompatibility of images such as of nervous tissue..with the qualities of some data of consciousness.

1980 N. Freeling Castang's City xxv. 169 You've nothing for a prima facie... Any lawyer could knock it down.

1997 Éire-Ireland Spring 15 Unbridled population growth and the endless subdivision of the land were both a cause of Irish poverty and prima facie evidence of Irish racial backwardness.

Compounds

prima facie case n. Law a case that is supported by sufficient evidence for it to be taken as proved in the absence of evidence to the contrary; also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > [noun] > a case before court > terms for various kinds of cases

cross cause1696

cause célèbre1763

business case1826

test case1894

prima facie case1895

paternity case1909

1895 Law Times Rep. 73 624/1 It lies upon the plaintiff to make out a primâ facie case.

1916 G. B. Shaw Androcles & Lion p. lx An objection from an average stockbroker constitutes in itself a prima facie case for any social reform.

1955 Times 1 July 6/5 The Magistrate..said that on the girl's evidence there was plainly a prima facie case.

2001 Police Rev. 26 Oct. 32/2 There is a prima facie case to be answered by each of them for the offence of aggravated vehicle taking.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prima facie
释义	prima facieadv.adj.n. Brit. /ˌprʌɪmə ˈfeɪʃ(ɪ)iː/, U.S. /ˈˌprimə ˈfeɪʃi(ˌi)/ Forms: late Middle English– prima facie, 1600s– primâ facie. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin prīmā faciē. Etymology: < classical Latin prīmā faciē at first sight (Seneca) < prīmā , ablative singular feminine of prīmus prime adj. + faciē , ablative of faciēs face n. Compare earlier at prime face at face n. Phrases 8a(a), after Middle French de prime face (late 14th cent.), itself after the classical Latin phrase. Chiefly Law. A. adv. At first sight; on the face of it; as it appears at first without investigation. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > sight of something > [adverb] > at (first) sight at (the, as to the) first sightc1390 at prime facea1413 by the first visage1422 at a lookc1450 on (also upon) (the) view of1489 prima faciec1500 at one sight1508 at the first show of1549 at first gaze1577 prima fronte1622 on (also in) the face of ita1656 on the view1823 c1500 (?a1475) Assembly of Gods (1896) 157 (MED) Here, prima facie, to vs he doth apere that he hath offendyd, no man can sey nay. 1592 A. Day 2nd Pt. Eng. Secretorie sig. I2^v, in Eng. Secretorie (rev. ed.) A Phisiognomer..(for better triall of his Arte)..was demaunded what (prima facie) he thought of Socrates. 1624 W. Bedell Copies Certaine Lett. vii. 115 And indeed, prima facie they haue reason. a1676 M. Hale Historia Placitorum Coronæ (1736) I. 26 An infant under the age of fourteen years and above the age of twelve years is not primâ facie presumed to be doli capax. 1766 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. II. xiii. 196 Such actual possession is, prima facie, evidence of a legal title in the possessor. 1815 W. Scott Antiquary II. xvi. 222 Were it in the case of any other person, I own, I should say it looked, prima facie, a little ugly. 1883 Law Rep.: Queen's Bench Div. 11 597 The plaintiff has been defamed, and has primâ facie a cause of action. 1900 Westm. Gaz. 11 July 2/2 We agree, prima facie, that there is every kind of objection to en bloc disfranchisements. 1955 Times 5 May 4/1 If the right given to the tenant was an asset, it was something which prima facie would on his death pass to his personal representative. 1991 Japan Forum 3 369 The samurai, for example, who prima facie had the most to lose from the Meiji reforms, invested heavily in education. B. adj. (and n.) Arising at first sight; based or founded on the first impression; (of evidence, etc.) acceptable unless contradicted. Also occasionally as n.: a prima facie case. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > [adjective] > based on first impression prima facie1790 1790 Times 4 June 2/1 A power to forgive penalties, incurred by a prima facie disregard to the letter of the Act. 1800 J. Adams Let. 23 Apr. in Wks. (1854) IX. 50 This Gazette is said by lawyers and judges to be primâ facie evidence in courts of justice, of matters of State and of public acts of the government. 1870 J. H. Newman Ess. Gram. Assent ii. vi. 174 A primâ facie assent is an assent to an antecedent probability of a fact, not to the fact itself. 1911 Act 1 & 2 George V c. 46 §17 The ownership of an author's manuscript after his death..shall be primâ facie proof of the copyright being with the owner of the manuscript. 1954 H. Feigl in P. A. Schilpp Philos. R. Carnap (1963) 259 The prima facie implausibility of the identity thesis arises..mainly from the psychological incompatibility of images such as of nervous tissue..with the qualities of some data of consciousness. 1980 N. Freeling Castang's City xxv. 169 You've nothing for a prima facie... Any lawyer could knock it down. 1997 Éire-Ireland Spring 15 Unbridled population growth and the endless subdivision of the land were both a cause of Irish poverty and prima facie evidence of Irish racial backwardness. Compounds prima facie case n. Law a case that is supported by sufficient evidence for it to be taken as proved in the absence of evidence to the contrary; also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > [noun] > a case before court > terms for various kinds of cases cross cause1696 cause célèbre1763 business case1826 test case1894 prima facie case1895 paternity case1909 1895 Law Times Rep. 73 624/1 It lies upon the plaintiff to make out a primâ facie case. 1916 G. B. Shaw Androcles & Lion p. lx An objection from an average stockbroker constitutes in itself a prima facie case for any social reform. 1955 Times 1 July 6/5 The Magistrate..said that on the girl's evidence there was plainly a prima facie case. 2001 Police Rev. 26 Oct. 32/2 There is a prima facie case to be answered by each of them for the offence of aggravated vehicle taking. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.adj.n.c1500
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