| word | pro bono |
|---|---|
| definition | Being, involved in, or doing professional work, and especially legal work, donated for the public good. |
| eg_sentence | The law firm allows her to do several hours of pro bono work every week, and she devotes it to helping poor immigrant families. |
| explanation | In Latin, pro bono publico means “for the public good”; in English we generally shorten the phrase to pro bono. Donating free legal help to those who need it has long been a practice of American law firms; the American Bar Association actually recommends that all lawyers donate 50 hours a year. Pro bono work is sometimes donated by nonlegal firms as well. For example, an advertising firm might produce a 60-second video for an environmental or educational organization, or a strategic-planning firm might prepare a start-up plan for a charity that funds shelters for battered women |
| IPA | proʊ ˈboʊnoʊ |
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