‖ ex facie Sc. Law.
(ɛks ˈfeɪʃɪiː)
[L. ex out of + faciē, abl. of facies face.]
On (lit. from) the face (of a document); so far as appears from the document itself. Also attrib.
| 1861 W. Bell Dict. Law Scot. 348/2 A deed ex facie valid and regular, but..reducible on the head of deathbed, etc. Ibid., Ex facie nullities, whether at common law or founded on statute, are pleadable by way of exception. |