"facially" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

Etymology: From facial + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|facial|ly}} facial + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} facially (not comparable)
  1. Using or involving the face. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-facially-en-adv-lPcEbZQq
  2. (especially law) In a facial manner; on its face; as something appears to an initial impression, prior to a deeper analysis. Tags: especially, not-comparable Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-facially-en-adv-Sm8pghNC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 64 Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: exofacially Related terms: in someone's face
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          "text": "[I]t is no answer to a claim of discrimination from a litigant in a wheelchair to say that everyone is expected to climb the stairs in front of a courthouse to have their day in Court, and that the wheelchair-bound litigant was treated no differently than anyone else. Facially neutral legislation can be discriminatory [...]",
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          "text": "An independent forensic accountant found evidence of gross financial mismanagement while Hegseth was administering two small nonprofits. This information is redundant evidence of what is facially obvious: his unreadiness to manage the Pentagon’s almost $900 billion budget […]",
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