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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Miranda started his legal career working in state and municipal law and policy and also works as a pro bono immigration lawyer.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Homero López is an immigration attorney based in Louisiana who provides pro bono removal defense representation through his nonprofit, Immigration Services and Legal Advocacy.

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026

“It was Agent Crook who escalated,” Ricardo A. Nicol, a defense attorney who represented Hipolito pro bono, told the jury.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 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

The old adage “Talk is cheap until you hire a lawyer” didn’t apply to Bobby since he had two high-profile lawyers working for him pro bono.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady