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The external appearance or surface of anything; that which is readily observable by a spectator. The words contained in a document in their plain or obvious meaning without regard to external evidence or facts. The term is applied most frequently in business law to mean the apparent meaning of a contract, paper, bill, bond, record, or other such legal document. A document might appear to be valid on its face, but circumstances may modify or explain it, and its meaning or validity can be altered. See also: appearance, confront, endure, look, suffer, withstand How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Background: Hahn's panda-getting ambitions were leaked early; the Chinese ended up saying no; Hahn lost face. It read: "We may have lost face at the Alamo, but we'll gain one back on a Dakota mountain, you know. But at least the beleaguered pitcher hasn't lost face. |
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