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ex facie

ex facie adverb: from the face or appearance.

Adverb

ex facie (not comparable)

  1. From the face or appearance.
  2. Of contempt of court, not committed directly in court in the presence of the judge.
    Antonyms:
    in facie

Synonyms of ex facie

Antonyms

  • in facie

Origin of ex facie

From Latin ex facie (“out of the face”).

Questions about ex facie

What does ex facie mean?
Ex facie means from the face or appearance.
What part of speech is ex facie?
Ex facie is an adverb.

Words near ex facie in the dictionary

  1. ex cetera
  2. ex contractu
  3. ex copula
  4. ex delicto
  5. ex dividend
  6. ex facie
  7. ex gratia
  8. ex hypothesi
  9. ex juris
  10. ex libris
  11. ex negativo

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