pro bono

English

Etymology

Abbreviated from Latin pro bono publico (“for the public good”).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /prəʊ ˈbəʊnəʊ/
(US) IPA^(key): /proʊ ˈboʊnoʊ/

Adjective

pro bono (not comparable)

(law, medicine) Done without fee, generally for clients or patients of limited means.
The firm currently has about half a dozen pro bono cases at any one time.

Translations

without fee

Dutch: pro deo
Hungarian: ingyenes (hu), pro bono, jószolgálati (hu)
Persian: عام‌المنفعه‎ ('âm-ol-manfa'e)

Adverb

pro bono (not comparable)

(law, medicine) Without charging a fee.
After he retired, he offered representation pro bono from time to time.

Translations

in a manner without fee

French: bénévolement (fr)
Hungarian: ingyen (hu), pro bono

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