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
That’s how much the Trump Administration is slated to receive in pro bono legal services from law firms capitulating to its demands.
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Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
One firm that was subject to an executive order — Paul, Weiss — cut a deal with the White House and promised concessions, including $40 million in pro bono work for Trump-friendly causes.
—Lisa Friedman, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
The Harvard Representation Initiative, a pro bono legal clinic, can provide legal consultations on immigration rights to Harvard affiliates and has information about what to do if immigration agents come to campus.
—Steph Solis, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025
For organizations like his, Rynders says, that pro bono work is vital.
—Ryan Lucas, NPR, 13 Apr. 2025
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Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
One firm that was subject to an executive order — Paul, Weiss — cut a deal with the White House and promised concessions, including $40 million in pro bono work for Trump-friendly causes.
—Lisa Friedman, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
The Harvard Representation Initiative, a pro bono legal clinic, can provide legal consultations on immigration rights to Harvard affiliates and has information about what to do if immigration agents come to campus.
—Steph Solis, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025
For organizations like his, Rynders says, that pro bono work is vital.
—Ryan Lucas, NPR, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pro bono
Adjective
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As the Signal chats showed, there are differences of opinion within Trump’s national-security team, and much more serious friction with the administration’s nominal allies in Europe.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
8 Apr. 2025
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The new duties raise the nominal U.S. tariff rate on China to 54%.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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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
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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
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Alexis Berger,
SELF,
2 May 2025
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The Patriots spent the most money in free agency and had one of the best drafts this year under new coach Mike Vrabel.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2025
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“Pro bono.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pro%20bono. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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