Ex facie, Latin for "on the face [of it]," is a legal term typically used to note that a document's explicit terms are defective without further investigation. For example, a contract between two parties would be void if, ex facie, the document does not require party A to give consideration to party B for services rendered. Latin is the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... (Note, Consideration under English law is dealt with separately) Consideration is a central concept in the common law of contracts. ...