Prima facie Prima facie Prima facie (; ) is a Latin expression meaning "on its first encounter" or "at first sight". The literal translation would be "at first face" or "at first appearance", from the feminine forms of "primus" ("first") and "facies" ("face"), both in the ablative case. In modern, colloquial and conversational English, a common translation would be "on the face of it". The term "prima facie" is used in modern legal English (including both civil law and criminal law) to signify that upon initial examination, sufficient corroborating evidence appears to exist to support a case. In common law jurisdictions, "prima
Love at First Sight (Styx song) Love at First Sight (Styx song) "Love at First Sight" is the third single released from "Edge of the Century" by Styx. To date, it is the last Styx single to hit the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 25. The song also fared moderately well on the Adult Contemporary chart, peaking at No. 13. It also reached No. 20 on the Canada RPM Top Singles chart the week of June 22, 1991. "Love at First Sight" was the only one of the album's three singles to have been written in collaboration between Dennis DeYoung and Glen Burtnik, as