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 (2012 film) Love at First Sight (2012 film) Love at First Sight is a 2012 United Kingdom short film shot in Spain, and written, directed and produced by Mark Playne. The plot, told in 14 mins, tells the story of a lonely young man’s attempts to attract the attention of the girl of his dreams. The film premiered at the Palm Springs International ShortFest in California and was selected by more than 200 international film festivals, spanning 5 continents, and winning 76 awards, including the Audience award at Newport Beach Film Festival California, the Shin Young-kyun Arts foundation award at Asiana Film