First impression or first impressions may refer to:

Terminology

First impression (law) A precedent is a principle or rule established in a previous legal case that is either binding on or persuasive for a court or other tribunal when deciding subsequent cases with similar issues or facts. Common-law legal systems place great value ...

, legal term for (a) the initial presentation to a court of a particular question of law, or (b) a case which sets forth a completely original issue of law for decision by the courts **

Prima facie ''Prima facie'' (; ) is a Latin expression meaning ''at first sight'' or ''based on first impression''. The literal translation would be 'at first face' or 'at first appearance', from the feminine forms of ''primus'' ('first') and ''facies'' (' ...

First impression (psychology) In psychology, a first impression is the event when one person first encounters another person and forms a mental image of that person. Impression accuracy varies depending on the observer and the target (person, object, scene, etc.) being observ ...

, a term used in psychology *

First edition The bibliographical definition of an edition includes all copies of a book printed from substantially the same setting of type, including all minor typographical variants. First edition According to the definition of ''edition'' above, a b ...

, or first impression, the first printing of a book or other printed publication

Film and television

* ''First Impressions'' (TV series), a 1988 American situation comedy that aired on CBS * ''First Impressions'' (game show), aka. ''First Impressions with Dana Carvey'', a 2016 American television game show that aired on USA Network * "First Impressions" (''Angel''), a 2000 episode of the television series ''Angel''

Literature

*''First Impressions'', the original title of Jane Austen's novel ''

Pride and Prejudice ''Pride and Prejudice'' is an 1813 novel of manners by Jane Austen. The novel follows the character development of Elizabeth Bennet, the dynamic protagonist of the book who learns about the repercussions of hasty judgments and comes to appreci ...

Music

* ''First Impressions'' (musical), a 1959 Broadway musical based on ''Pride and Prejudice'' * ''First Impressions'' (album), by Olivia Newton-John, 1974 *''First Impressions'', an album by

the Impressions The Impressions were an American music group originally formed in 1958. Their repertoire includes gospel, doo-wop, R&B, and soul. The group was founded as the Roosters by Chattanooga, Tennessee natives Sam Gooden, Richard Brooks and Arthur Bro ...

, or the title song, 1975 *''First Impressions'', an album by

Tom Harrell Tom Harrell (born June 16, 1946) is an American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, composer, and arranger. Voted Trumpeter of the Year of 2018 by ''Jazz Journalists Association'', Harrell has won awards and grants throughout his career, including mul ...

, 2015 * ''First Impressions'' (James TW EP), 2016 * ''First Impressions'' (Thrice EP), 1999 {{disambiguation