pro bono

[proh boh-noh] / ˌproʊ ˈboʊ noʊ /

ADJECTIVE

without compensation

Synonyms

WEAK

done for free done without compensation for the public good

Example Sentences

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Mark Rosenbaum, an attorney at the pro bono law firm Public Counsel, helped secure the 1986 court order.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

Gil found a Santa Fe firm and got legal help pro bono.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

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 • Feb. 22, 2026

Karp negotiated with Trump to avoid the order, promising $40 million in pro bono work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

So he wrote to his mother, who was living in Nicaragua doing pro bono medical work for the poor, to see if she could help out.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady