as in nominal
law
involving or doing legal work at no cost to the client
pro bono work a pro bono case
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of pro bono
In a separate video statement earlier in the week, Dougherty appealed for immigration attorneys to provide pro bono assistance to residents who were taken into federal custody during the operation.
—
Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
In its latest estimate, Foro Penal, an independent NGO that provides pro bono legal services to people detained arbitrarily, said more than 800 political prisoners were still behind bars.
—Flora Charner, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026
Among its wide variety of services and resources, Opening Doors offers pro bono immigration legal services, mental health counseling services, housing assistance and microenterprise business loans.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Hart maintained an active pro bono practice, the judicial department said, representing clients in family law cases.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 19 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pro bono
Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
In its latest estimate, Foro Penal, an independent NGO that provides pro bono legal services to people detained arbitrarily, said more than 800 political prisoners were still behind bars.
—Flora Charner, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026
Among its wide variety of services and resources, Opening Doors offers pro bono immigration legal services, mental health counseling services, housing assistance and microenterprise business loans.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Hart maintained an active pro bono practice, the judicial department said, representing clients in family law cases.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 19 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pro bono
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pro bono
Adjective
-
Fines can range from a nominal fee to a hefty chunk of change.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
31 Jan. 2026
-
Trump said on Thursday that the rate should be two to three percentage points lower—such low nominal rates have historically tended to accompany periods of weak or slowing economic activity.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
-
Does a user keep expressing linguistic markers throughout a given conversation?—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
-
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
Adjective
-
Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
31 Jan. 2026
-
Hot topics figure to include a potential salary cap or floor as the Los Angeles Dodgers’ free agency spending spree continued this winter.—
SportsDay Staff,
Dallas Morning News,
31 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Pro bono.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pro%20bono. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
