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Every game designer should make one explicitly world-changing game. Lawyers do pro bono work, why can't we?
Jane McGonigal

Meaning of "pro bono" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PRO BONO

pro bono  [prəʊ ˈbəʊnəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRO BONO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pro bono is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PRO BONO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pro bono

Pro bono publico is a Latin phrase for professional work undertaken voluntarily and without payment or at a reduced fee as a public service. It is common in the legal profession and is increasingly seen in architecture, marketing, medicine, technology, and strategy consulting firms. Pro bono service, unlike traditional volunteerism, uses the specific skills of professionals to provide services to those who are unable to afford them. Pro Bono Publico is also used in the United Kingdom to describe the central motivation of large organizations such as the National Health Service, and various NGOs, which exist "for the public good", rather than for shareholder profit.

Definition of pro bono in the English dictionary

The definition of pro bono in the dictionary is of or relating to free legal work on cases in which a defendant is unable to pay for his own defence.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRO BONO


ammono
əˈməʊnəʊ
bambino
bæmˈbiːnəʊ
Bruno
ˈbruːnəʊ
casino
kəˈsiːnəʊ
Filipino
ˌfɪlɪˈpiːnəʊ
fino
ˈfiːnəʊ
kakemono
ˌkækɪˈməʊnəʊ
kimono
kɪˈməʊnəʊ
kino
ˈkiːnəʊ
know
nəʊ
Latino
læˈtiːnəʊ
makimono
ˌmɑːkɪˈməʊnəʊ
mano
ˈmɑːnəʊ
meno
ˈmɛnəʊ
mono
ˈmɒnəʊ
no
nəʊ
okimono
ˌɒkɪˈməʊnəʊ
piano
pɪˈænəʊ
porno
ˈpɔːnəʊ
snow
snəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRO BONO

pro
pro bono publico
pro forma
pro forma invoice
pro patria
pro rata
pro tem
pro tempore
pro-abortionist
pro-am
pro-American
pro-ana
pro-British
pro-celeb
pro-celebrity
pro-Chinese
pro-choice
pro-choicer
pro-Communist
pro-European

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRO BONO

Americano
amino
avgolemono
chino
cui bono
dino
domino
Fresno
inferno
Milano
Nono
Reno
Romano
San Marino
techno
Torino
Valentino
vino
whether or no
yakimono

Synonyms and antonyms of pro bono in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pro bono» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRO BONO

Find out the translation of pro bono to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pro bono from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pro bono» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

公益
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pro bono
570 millions of speakers

English

pro bono
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नि: स्वार्थ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خيري
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

на общественных началах
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pro bono
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রো বোমা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pro bono
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pro bono
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

pro bono
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

無料で行われる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

프로 보노 (pro bono)
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pro bono
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pro bono
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புரோ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

समर्थ बोनो
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Pro bono
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pro bono
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pro bono
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

на громадських засадах
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pro bono
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

pro bono
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pro bono
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pro bono
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pro bono
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pro bono

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRO BONO»

The term «pro bono» is quite widely used and occupies the 38.721 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRO BONO» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pro bono

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2 QUOTES WITH «PRO BONO»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word pro bono.
1
Jane McGonigal
Every game designer should make one explicitly world-changing game. Lawyers do pro bono work, why can't we?
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Leslie Moonves
By the same token, I think news has more and more of a pro bono aspect to all the networks. When we do our election coverages throughout this coming year, it's not a money-maker for us. It is more of a public service situation.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRO BONO»

Discover the use of pro bono in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pro bono and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Powered by Pro Bono: The Nonprofits Step-by-Step Guide to ...
This book finally lets the rest of us in on the secrets behind how they have made it work." —Jeanne Bell, CEO, CompassPoint Nonprofit Services; chair, Alliance for Nonprofit Management "This book is a critical resource for any nonprofit ...
Taproot Foundation, 2012
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Pro Bono
Otsuka sent her away. Young news reporter Tetsuro Abe gets wind of this story and is keen to help Kiriko, but she refuses to talk to him.
Seichō Matsumoto, 2012
3
Vault Guide to Law Firm Pro Bono Programs
With profiles of pro bono programs at nearly 100 top firms, this new Vault guide allows law students and attorneys to assess law firms' commitment to pro bono work.
Vera Djordjevich, 2004
4
Pro Bono in Principle and in Practice: Public Service and ...
The rationale for pro bono work rests on two central claims. One involves the value to society of addressing unmet legal needs and the profession's responsibility to contribute to that effort. A second justification involves the value to lawyers, ...
Deborah L. Rhode, 2005
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Vault Guide to Law Firm Pro Bono Programs
This book was developed to provide law students and lawyers with the essential objective information necessary to meaningfully evaluate these firms' pro bono cultures and activities.
Vault Editors, 2006
6
Private Lawyers and the Public Interest: The Evolving Role ...
pro bono work instead of a pro bono commitment that is contingent on the marketdriven, bottom-line ideology of legal practice? If so, how could such an ethic be created and maintained? What assumptions are embedded in the current ...
Robert Granfield, Lynn Mather, 2009
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A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage
696 pro bono publico • "A lawyer should aspire to render at least (50) hours of pro bono publico legal services per year." Model Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 6.1 (1994). • "The Commission sought to accentuate the duties of lawyers that ...
Bryan A. Garner, 2001
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Culture, Structure, and Pro Bono Practice
As behavior is affected by cultural and/or structural factors, can we identify what relates to pro bono practice? In this section, some leading motivational surveys are reviewed as well as results of recent semi-structured interviews of current ...
David J. Dreyer, 2006
9
ABA Journal
: ETHICS Mandatory Pro Bono: Basic Question Remains The intensified debate over mandatory pro bono has apparently shifted focus — from a specific "tithing" of attorneys to a newly proposed requirement that lawyers make an annual report  ...
10
ABA Journal
Mandatory Pro Bono The Shape of Things to Come? BY DEBORAH GRAHAM Cyrus Vance used to be opposed to mandatory pro bono. But the former secretary of state, now a senior partner at Simpson, Thatcher & Bartlett in New York, has ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRO BONO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pro bono is used in the context of the following news items.
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Immigrants' attorneys say they were 'locked out' of detention centers …
Pro bono attorneys working at the country's two largest immigrant family detention centers in Texas said Monday that they have been "locked ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
2
CreateAthon offers pro bono services to local nonprofits
CreateAthon is a 24-hour blitz in which creative marketing services are provided to selected nonprofit organizations on a pro bono basis. «Bristol Herald Courier, Jul 15»
3
Pro bono spotlight: Dozens receive legal advice at Ask-A-Lawyer
By Kathy Para, The JBA Pro Bono Committee chair ... are offered and attendees have the opportunity to speak to pro bono attorneys. This year's ... «Jacksonville Daily Record, Jul 15»
4
New Definition of Volunteering Revealed
... around informal volunteering to recognise the many and varied forms of volunteering in the community,” Picone told Pro Bono Australia News ... «Pro Bono Australia, Jul 15»
5
Executive Manager - Marketing, Communications and Fundraising
Please quote in application: Executive Manager - Marketing, Communications and Fundraising application via Pro Bono Australia. «Pro Bono Australia, Jul 15»
6
Inspiring Young People Through Art
As this week's Changemaker Cash shared with Pro Bono Australia News what inspires her and how it feels to make a difference in people's ... «Pro Bono Australia, Jul 15»
7
The Gift Of Pro Bono: A Reminder Of Why I Became A Lawyer
It is a picture of a veteran that I had the privilege to represent pro bono in a family matter. He sent me that picture as I was traveling back from ... «Mondaq News Alerts, Jul 15»
8
Operations & Events Executive
... submit their current CV and a covering letter. Please quote in application: Operations & Events Executive application via Pro Bono Australia. «Pro Bono Australia, Jul 15»
9
Pro bono work: Doing well at doing good
What if you could give back just because it felt good, because it was the right thing to do? And not just for the community. What if giving back ... «Wisconsin Law Journal, Jul 15»
10
Australian not-for-profits set to receive pro-bono IT support …
The TCS Pro Bono Community Program in Australia drew inspiration from the business' Pro Bono work in India that began in 2002, where it ... «ARNnet, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Pro bono [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pro-bono>. Apr 2024 ».
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