First impression or first impressions may refer to:

Terminology

First impression (law) Precedent is a judicial decision that serves as an authority for courts when deciding subsequent identical or similar cases. Fundamental to common law legal systems, precedent operates under the principle of ''stare decisis'' ("to stand by thin ...

, 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 ' ("first") and ' ("face"), both in the a ...

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 is 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 book pr ...

, 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 television episode * "First Impressions" (''Doctors''), a 2004 television episode * "First Impressions" (''Hotel Portofino''), a 2022 television episode * "First Impressions" (''The Royal''), a 2003 television episode

Literature

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

Pride and Prejudice ''Pride and Prejudice'' is the second published novel (but third to be written) by English author Jane Austen, written when she was age 20-21, and later published in 1813. A novel of manners, it follows the character development of Elizabe ...

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, R&B, doo-wop, and soul. The group was founded as the Roosters by Chattanooga, Tennessee natives Sam Gooden, Richard Brooks and Arthu ...

, 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