pro bono

American  

[proh boh-noh] / ˌproʊ ˈboʊ noʊ /

Or pro-bono

adjective

1. (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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Etymology

Origin of pro bono

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

Example Sentences

Hill claimed to be working pro bono, although the center’s IRS filings revealed hundreds of thousands of dollars in fees, and on one occasion he invented a phone conversation with me that never happened.

From Salon

Several other large firms followed and made similar deals to avoid the punitive orders, collectively agreeing to provide nearly $1 billion in pro bono work.

From The Wall Street Journal

Several other large firms followed and made similar deals to avoid the punitive orders totaling nearly $1 billion in pro bono work.

From The Wall Street Journal

Chen agrees to help only on a pro bono basis—lest he himself draw unwanted attention: “You cannot be too careful nowadays,” a friendly citizen warns.

From The Wall Street Journal

Another time, he represented pro bono an HIV patient at risk of eviction.

From The Wall Street Journal