ex facie

[ eks fey-shee-ee, eks fah-kee-ey ]

adverb

, Law.

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

   The contract was ex facie satisfactory.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ex facie¹

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

Example Sentences

Circumstances might have modified its arrangements, and given the spirit of freedom to institutions not ex-facie favourable to it.

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