1994. "The Meaning of the Term 'Prima Facie.'" Louisiana Law Review 55. Cross-references Burden of Persuasion. West's Encyclopedia of American Law, edition 2. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved. prima facie (pry-mah fay-shah) adj. Latin for "at first look," or ...
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Liberal Construction.Judicial interpretation of the law whereby the judge expands the literal meaning of the statute to meet cases that are clearly within the spirit or reason of the law.Compare withstrict construction whereby the judge adheres to the literal meaning of the words. ...
his failure to perform, the disappointed heir who wants the will read in a way that would defeat the testator5s intention, the criminal defendant who wants the statute interpreted so as not to cover his act, and all the others who will want to twist the meaning of words fbr their own ...
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To be admissible, testimony must be limited to matters of which the witness has personal knowledge, meaning matters that the witness learned about using any of his or her senses. Second, the witness must declare under oath or affirmation that the testimony will be truthful. The purpose of this...
Prima facie case is provided in Article 3.8 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes (DSU), and observed in lots of cases by different panels and the Appellate Body. There are some contradictions between the definition of prima facie case afforded by the...
res gestae a thing done Differing meaning depending on what type of law is involved. May refer to the complete act of a felony, from start to finish, or may refer to statements given that may be exempt from hearsay rules. obiter dictum a thing said in passing In law, an observation by...
manufacturer’s written directions represented prima facie (“facially sufficient” – a legal term meaning that an argument or position is sound enough at first glance to be presumed valid) evidence of the drug’s proper administration. In Mueller vs. Mueller, the Supreme Court of South Dakota...
Prima facie is generally used as an adjective to describe a noun, like a court case. A judge might say, "This is a textbook example of a prima facie case, so I'm allowing it to move to trial." The term might also be used to describe anything else that, at first glance, meets sp...