PRIMA FACIE CASE
\pɹˈiːmə fˈe͡ɪsi kˈe͡ɪs], \pɹˈiːmə fˈeɪsi kˈeɪs], \p_ɹ_ˈiː_m_ə f_ˈeɪ_s_i k_ˈeɪ_s]\
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The prosecutor examination of evidence in a criminal hearing is said to be prima facie if the presented evidence is sufficient for a conviction. If the defendant is able to present an evidence that is contradictory, the case is dismissed.
By Henry Campbell Black
Word of the day
basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).