英語の学び場

国際ビジネス、渉外法務に役立つ実務表現 prima facie 【意味】 一応の，一見して明らかな，推定力のある(反証によって覆るまでは一応真実と推定される) 【参考】 ▷ ラテン語由来。 ▷ Latin for "at first look," or "on its face," referring to a lawsuit or criminal prosecution in which the evidence before trial is sufficient to prove the case unless there is substantial contradictory evidence presented at trial; used in court to indicate that there is sufficient or adequate evidence to support a claim. 【用例】 ▷ prima facie evidence of fraud →詐欺の一応の証拠 ▷ a prima facie case of police brutality →警察による野蛮行為を明らかにしうる事案 ▷ provide prima facie evidence of ~ →～の一応の証拠を提出する ▷ constitute prima facie evidence of the validity of the copyright →著作権の有効性の(著作権が有効であることの)一応の証拠となる ▷ There is prima facie evidence that… →…という一応の証拠がある