primafacie

primafacie: pri·ma fa·cie (prī'mə fāʹshē -shə, -shē-ē) adv.
At first sight; before closer inspection:

They had, prima facie, a legitimate complaint.
adj.
1. True, authentic, or adequate at first sight; ostensible:

prima facie credibility.

2. Evident without proof or reasoning; obvious:

a prima facie violation of the treaty.
[Middle English, manifestly, from Latin prīmā faciē: prīmā, feminine ablative of prīmus, first + faciē, ablative of faciēs, shape, face.]
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primafacie case — prima facie case n. Law A case in which the evidence presented is sufficient for a judgment to be made unless the evidence is contested. * * * … Universalium
primafacie evidence — prima facie evidence n. Law Evidence that would, if uncontested, establish a fact or raise a presumption of a fact. * * * … Universalium

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