prima facie case

prima facie case definition - legal

n

A case supported by at least the minimal amount of evidence needed to meet the requirement for trying it; adequate to be able to avoid a directed verdict or a motion to dismiss.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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