pro bono

as in nominal
law involving or doing legal work at no cost to the client pro bono work a pro bono case

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Recent Examples of pro bono Gomez, who worked pro bono on the case, has devoted much of her career to advocating for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) cases. Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 24 Sep. 2024 By that time, the Menendez brothers' estate had run out of money, so Abramson agreed to represent Erik pro bono, and a public defender, Charles Gessler, was assigned to Lyle. Samantha Stutsman, Peoplemag, 24 Sep. 2024 The defense relies primarily on evidence that surfaced since an independent pro bono investigation into Glossip in 2022, which prompted the state’s Republican attorney general to believe that Glossip was not given a fair trial. Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Oct. 2024 Fortunately, there are many pro bono sources to help. Monica Sanders, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pro bono 
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Adjective
  • Quickly, the nominal legal limits on suicide are tossed aside.
    The Editors, National Review, 27 Nov. 2024
  • And in October, that financial foundation was indeed strong for the economy-powering consumer: Personal income shot up 0.6%, the largest monthly increase since March; and disposable income (income minus taxes) was up 0.7% in nominal terms and 0.4% when taking inflation into account.
    Alicia Wallace, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Bing, for its part, went off the rails early on, prompting Microsoft to scale back both its personality and the number of questions users could ask it in a given conversation.
    Will Oremus, Washington Post, 5 June 2023
  • At any given moment, 2 million to 10 million Ukrainians have been living in freezing temperatures without electricity.
    Maham Javaid, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2022
Adjective
  • The first 100 customers at the South Lamar opening will get free churros and chocolate.
    Ana Gutierrez, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
  • These 9 restaurants are now open in Scottsdale: Italian food to ice cream Krispy Kreme is giving out free doughnuts Wednesday.
    Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024

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“Pro bono.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pro%20bono. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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