pro bono

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /pɹəʊ ˈbəʊnəʊ/

Adjective

pro bono (not comparable)

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

Translations

without fee

Hungarian: ingyenes (hu), pro bono, jószolgálati (hu)

Adverb

pro bono (not comparable)

(law) 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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