971,204,264 visitors served.
971,204,264 visitors served. |
|
 Dictionary/ thesaurus |  Medical dictionary |  Legal dictionary |  Financial dictionary |  Acronyms |  Idioms |  Encyclopedia |  Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
prima facie case |
Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Medical, Wikipedia, Hutchinson | 0.04 sec. |
|
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) |
|
? References in periodicals archive |
|---|
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. |
 |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Browser extension |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content NEW! | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|
|---|
Disclaimer |
Privacy policy |
Feedback | Copyright © 2008 Farlex, Inc.
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
prima facie case
