pro bono publico

[ proh boh-noh poo-bli-koh; English proh boh-noh puhb-li-koh ]

adverb

, Latin.

1. for the public good or welfare.

pro bono publico

/ ˈprəʊ ˈbəʊnəʊ ˈpʊblɪkəʊ /

(no translation)

1. for the public good

Example Sentences

She there became a constant attendant on one of those pandemoniums where the favorite game of monte was dealt pro bono publico.

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Pro bono publico was the order of the day—pro libertate patri was the motto of each freeman.

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No Chinese can for a moment comprehend such a conception as is embodied in the phrase Pro bono publico.

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They'll yield themselves up to that sort of power quickly enough, and immolate themselves pro bono publico by the million.

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Ay, by the blue vault of heaven will we,” said Bunce, “if it be pro bono publico!

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