formalities (root: formality)

• POS: Noun Plural

CIDE DICTIONARY

formalities, n. 

 a set of procedures required to make a transaction official.  [WordNet 1.5]

THESAURUS

formalities

amenities, ceremonies, civilities, civility, comity, convention, courtliness, decencies, decorum, dignities, diplomatic code, elegance, elegancies, etiquette, exquisite manners, gentilities, good form, good manners, graces, manners, mores, natural politeness, point of etiquette, politeness, politesse, proprieties, protocol, punctilio, quiet good manners, rites, rituals, rules of conduct, social code, social conduct, social graces, social procedures, social usage