FACIAS

facias (fay-shee-<<schwa>>s). [Law Latin] That you cause. • Facias is used in writs as an emphatic word. See FIERI FACIAS; LEVARI FACIAS; SCIRE FACIAS. It also appears in the phrase ut facias (“so that you do”). See DO UT FACIAS; FACIO UT DES; FACIO UT FACIAS.[Blacks Law 8th]

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FACIALLY SUFFICIENT

facially sufficient,adj. (Of a document) appearing valid on its face. • A search-warrant affidavit’s facial sufficiency will not protect it from attack if the affidavit is based on false testimony by the officer making the affidavit. See FRANKS HEARING.[Blacks Law 8th]

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FACIAL ATTACK

facial attack.A challenge to the sufficiency of a complaint, such as a motion to dismiss in federal practice. [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 1742(1).][Blacks Law 8th]

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FACIAL

facial,adj. Apparent; on the face of things; prima facie <a facial challenge to the statute>.[Blacks Law 8th]

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