Legal Definitions - FACE

FACE is an abbreviation for the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act. As a noun, face refers to the surface of anything, especially the front, upper, or outer part. It can also refer to the apparent or explicit part of a writing or record, or the inscribed side of a document, instrument, or judgment.

• The face of a clock is the part with the numbers and hands.
• On the face of the record, it was clear that the defendant had committed perjury.
• Although the contract appeared valid on its face, the buyer did not have the legal capacity to enter into it.

These examples illustrate how the word face can refer to the surface of an object, the visible part of a record or document, or the side with writing or inscriptions.