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face
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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


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News of the games leaked out several weeks ago, but the dates were formally announced before the Kings and Ducks faced off Thursday night at Staples Center.
Last month's college football national title game between Ohio State and the University of Florida was the first time in Bowl Championship Series history that two black starting quarterbacks have faced off in a national college championship (Florida won, 41-14).
Late last month, representatives of manufacturers, warehouse operators, commercial laundries and kitchens faced off with labor advocates, attorneys and community activists over the prospect of stringent regulations to control the impact of high temperatures in workplaces.
 
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