dicis causa

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈdi.kis ˈkau̯.saː/, [ˈd̪ɪkɪs̠ ˈkäu̯s̠äː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈdi.t͡ʃis ˈkau̯.sa/, [ˈd̪iːt͡ʃis ˈkäːu̯sä]

Adverb

dicis causā (not comparable)

1. (originally a juridical technical term) for the sake of judicial form, by way of acquittal; hence, in general, for form’s sake, for the sake of appearance

Synonyms

• (for form’s sake, for the sake of appearance): dicis ergō, dicis grātiā