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pri·ma fa·cie /ˌpraɪmə ˈfeɪʃi $ -ʃə/ adjectiveadj [only before noun] law SCLbased on what seems to be true when you first consider a situation, even though it may later be proved to be untrue 初步的，表面的 prima facie evidence 表面证据
a prima facie case of professional misconduct 初步认定的玩忽职守案件
prima facie• a prima facie case against him
From Longman Business Dictionary
prima faciepri·ma fa·cie /ˌpraɪmə ˈfeɪʃi-ʃə/ adjectiveadj [only before a noun]LAW based on facts that appear to be true, although they may later be proved not to beprima facie evidence of fraud