dicis causa

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈdɪ.kɪs ˈkau̯.saː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈd̪iː.t͡ʃis ˈkaːu̯.sa]

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

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