pro bono
or pro-bon·o
[ proh boh-noh ]
/ ˌproʊ ˈboʊ noʊ /
adjective, adverb
(of legal work) without charge to the client: The firm offers pro bono legal services. He took the case pro bono.
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Origin of pro bono
First recorded in 1720–30, pro bono is from the Latin word prō bonō for (the) good, rightly, morally
pro bono publico
[ proh boh-noh poo-bli-koh; English proh boh-noh puhb-li-koh ]
/ proʊ ˈboʊ noʊ ˈpu blɪˌkoʊ; English proʊ ˈboʊ noʊ ˈpʌb lɪˌkoʊ /
adverb Latin.
for the public good or welfare.
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Examples from the Web for pro bono
The day I met Elvina, Enrique introduced her to a pro-bono immigration lawyer.
Yet still, he took a long breath and offered some pro-bono advice to the struggling campaign.
BBDO, the ad agency where the three letterbombers are employed, later co-opted the practice for a pro-bono client.
pro bono publico
/ Latin (ˈprəʊ ˈbəʊnəʊ ˈpʊblɪkəʊ) /
for the public good
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pro bono
short for Medieval Latin pro bono publico "for the public good;" see pro- + bene-.
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