fisherwoman - have a little check on the definition of prima...

fisherwoman - have a little check on the definition of prima facie.

I feel no anxiety whatsoever that the original presentation of my post was fair and unlikely to mislead. You are trying to hold me to a standard that is unheard of on hotcopper.

Prima facie (pronounced /ˈpraɪmə ˈfeɪʃi�/, from Latin prīm� faciē) is a Latin expression meaning on its first appearance, or by first instance; at first sight. The literal translation would be "from first face", prima first, facie face, both in the ablative case. It is used in modern legal English to signify that on first examination, a matter appears to be self-evident from the facts. In common law jurisdictions, prima facie denotes evidence which — unless rebutted — would be sufficient to prove a particular proposition or fact.