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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.

Etymology

Origin of ex facie

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

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