Prima Facie Script «Editor's Choice»

Prima facie (pronounced PRY-mah FAY-shee ) is Latin for or “on its face.”

If your evidence holds, you overcome the prima facie case. prima facie script

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You’ve heard the phrase. Maybe in a legal drama (“Your Honor, the prosecution has failed to make a prima facie case”). Maybe in a philosophy class. Or maybe you just saw the title of Jodie Comer’s hit one-woman play on Broadway. You’ve heard the phrase

If the starting premise is easily debunked, your characters look incompetent and the audience loses interest.

Police pull you over for running a red light. The officer saw your car cross the line while the light was red. That’s a prima facie violation.