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prima facie case

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prima facie case n. a plaintiff's lawsuit or a criminal charge which appears at first blush to be "open and shut." (See: prima facie)


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Action should be taken very quickly to bring Dr Patel back, now that a prima facie case has been established.
According to the court, the officer established a prima facie case of discrimination, but the state established an affirmative defense with its non-harassment policy, and its procedure to address harassment problems.
``We received an unfair-practice charge from the California Nurses Association, and based on our investigation of that charge, there was a prima facie case stated by at least some of the allegations in their charge,'' said Robert Thompson, PERB's general counsel.
 
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