The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
wash its face — (slang) (of an undertaking) to just pay its way • • • Main Entry: ↑wash … Useful english dictionary
wash its face — not to incur a loss Coming clean, I suppose, or not needing help from another: He was forced to concede that, with some small adjustments, it managed to wash its face. (McCrum, 1991, describing a dubious venture) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
fair on its face — A tax deed fair on its face, is one which cannot be shown to be illegal without extraneous evidence. Denny v. Stevens, 52 Wyo. 253, 73 P.2d 308, 310. A process fair on its face does not mean that it must appear to be perfectly regular or in all… … Black's law dictionary
fair on its face — A tax deed fair on its face, is one which cannot be shown to be illegal without extraneous evidence. Denny v. Stevens, 52 Wyo. 253, 73 P.2d 308, 310. A process fair on its face does not mean that it must appear to be perfectly regular or in all… … Black's law dictionary
fall flat on its face — fall flat on (your)/its face to fail or make a mistake in an embarrassing way. The new scheme fell flat on its face in spite of all the financial support that was given. It s always amusing to see a newscaster fall flat on his face … New idioms dictionary
judgment void on its face — A judgment or order is void on its face when its invalidity is apparent upon inspection of judgment Application of Behymer, 130 Cal App. 200, 19 P.2d 829, 830 … Black's law dictionary
judgment void on its face — A judgment or order is void on its face when its invalidity is apparent upon inspection of judgment Application of Behymer, 130 Cal App. 200, 19 P.2d 829, 830 … Black's law dictionary
void on its face — adj. Describes a statute or instrument that has such obvious errors or imperfections that it must be invalid, especially excessively broad legislation that does not address a particular crime specifically enough and inadvertently impairs many… … Law dictionary
sufficient on its face — index prima facie (legally sufficient) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
regular on its face — Process is regular on its face when it proceeds from a court, officer, or body having authority of law to issue process of that nature, and is legal in form and contains nothing to notify or fairly apprise any one that it is issued without… … Black's law dictionary
