Phrase guide
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adv
From the face or appearance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: law
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adv
Of contempt of court, not committed directly in court in the presence of the judge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: law
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: in facie
History
From Latin ex facie (“out of the face”).
