ex facie

American  

[eks fey-shee-ee, eks fah-kee-ey] / ɛks ˈfeɪ ʃiˌi, ɛks ˈfɑ kiˌeɪ /

adverb

Law.

1. (of a document) on the basis of its face or what is apparent.

   The contract was ex facie satisfactory.

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Etymology

Origin of ex facie

First recorded in 1860–65, ex facie is from Latin ex faciē “on the face, from the face”