pro bono

or pro-bon·o

[ proh boh-noh ]

adjective

1. (of legal work) without charge to the client:

   The firm offers pro bono legal services. He took the case pro bono.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pro bono¹

First recorded in 1720–30, pro bono is from Latin prō bonō “for (the) good, rightly, morally”

Example Sentences

Representing the Washington Blade in the lawsuit on a pro bono basis is the law firm Davis Wright Tremaine, which has expertise in communications as well as media and entertainment.

From Washington Blade

“Their unwillingness to follow the guidance, as it is written, means that it will just continue to hurt immigrants,” said Sophia Gurulé of the pro bono defense organization Bronx Defenders.

From ProPublica

First, Biobot conducted a pro bono demonstration in March 2020 for 400 communities that proved, with real data, the power of wastewater analysis for protecting public health.

From Time

Wala Blegay, Duckett’s pro bono attorney, alerted the Prince George’s County State’s Attorney’s Office to the case.

From Washington Post

It has also launched a pro bono Hate Crimes Task Force to offer legal resources to victims.

From Time

De Merode has enlisted a team of 32 international lawyers to work pro bono on the case.

From The Daily Beast

Trying to motivate the Allies, he offered his assistance and cooperation to the profession as a whole, pro bono.

From The Daily Beast

By 8:45 on a recent Thursday, the 12th-floor pro bono room is packed.

From The Daily Beast

The day I met Elvina, Enrique introduced her to a pro-bono immigration lawyer.

From The Daily Beast

Millions of tweens have already generously volunteered to work on the script, Pro bono.

From The Daily Beast

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

Here, doubtless, the masses pro bono statu of the deceased nobleman's soul were regularly sung and said for the time specified.

From Project Gutenberg