1. A template document with the standard entries
   "The lawyer used a pro forma contract as a starting point"

1. Done or produced as a formality only
   "a one-candidate pro forma election";
   - perfunctory

1. In a set manner without serious attention; as a formality
   "they answered my letter pro forma";
   - perfunctorily

Derived forms: pro formas

See also: formal

Encyclopedia: Pro forma