Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- In a facial manner; with reference to the face.
- Face to face; vis-à-vis.
Wiktionary
- adv. using or involving the face
WordNet 3.0
- adv. with respect to the face
Examples
“[Celeb Jihad] - Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler Are On Again Ignore User she is very cute facially, that is enough for mass appeal”
“In 2003, the Supreme Court, in the McConnell case, ruled this provision "facially" constitutional, meaning that it did not on its face violate the First Amendment or any other constitutional provision.”
“Since he thought that a state could properly prevent doctors from aiding some people who wanted to die, he voted to sustain the statutes as not "facially" invalid.”
“Davis, 426 U.S. 229 (1976) (showing racially discriminatory impact is not enough to prove a racial classification; for a law that is facially race neutral there also must be proof of racially discriminatory purpose).”
Simon & Schuster: The Conservative Assault on the Constitution
“Given that Callahan wrote the opinion and it unanimously found the statute facially unconstitutional, it will be interesting to see how the Supreme Court rules.”
“Also, equating the simplicity of a facially obvious equipment violation to a man holding a bloody knife is disingenuous.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » When a Police Officer Pulls Over a Law Student
“As a practical matter, a claim of selective prosecution is well nigh impossible to prove, absent an express admission of racial or ethnic animus or a situation so flagrant as that present in Yick Wo v. Hopkins, 118 U.S. 356 (1886) (facially neutral municipal ordinance enforced Chinese laundry operators, but not otherwise enforced).”
The Volokh Conspiracy » What Will Kagan Say about AZ Immigration Law
“Because the detriment to the child standard is necessary to protect the due process rights of nonconsenting biological parents, a conclusion that the General Assembly intended to abandon that standard would lead us to deduce that Code §§ 63.2 – 1203 and – 1205 facially violate the Fourteenth Amendment.”
“The problem with that is that the AMA would fight you tooth and nail on that and their argument that any provisions to increase the number of doctors will sacrifice the quality of medical care is facially a pretty strong one.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » President Obama Claimed that the Individual Mandate is Not a Tax
“Janice belonged with him, everyone decided, at least facially; “Your kids would have the best faces,” Brittany said.”
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