facially

1. (especially law) In a facial manner; on its face; as something appears to an initial impression, prior to a deeper analysis.Examples: "Near-synonym: superficially"; "If a judicial authorization is facially valid, the party challenging it will have the burden of proving that it was invalid."; "[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 [...]"especiallynot-comparable