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EX FACIE [2 records]

Record 1 2011-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Legal System
OBS

Ex facie, Latin for "on the face [of it]", is a legal term typically used to note that a document's explicit terms are defective without further investigation for example, a contract between two parties would be void if, ex facie, the document does not require party A to give consideration to party B for services rendered.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théorie du droit
OBS

Ex facie signifie «hors la présence de» ou «en dehors de la présence de». Par exemple, l'expression «ex facie curiae» (dont l'antonyme est «in facie curiae») signifie, en matière d'outrage au tribunal, l'outrage commis hors la présence du juge.

Spanish

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Record 2 2009-10-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Practice and Procedural Law
CONT

Ex facie, latin for "on the face [of it]", is a legal term typically used to note that a document's explicit terms are defective without further investigation. For example, a contract between two parties would be void if, ex facie, le document does not required party A to give consideration to party B for services rendered.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit judiciaire
OBS

"A la face de" ou "à la vue de". L'expression est utilisée pour indiquer que la simple lecture d'un document permet d'en tirer une conclusion certaine. Ainsi, on dira : "Cette proposition révèle ex facie une erreur de droit".

Spanish

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