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Definition: Pro Bono |
Pro BonoAdjective1. Done for the public good without compensation. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Philanthropy | Adverb: pro bono publico, pro aris et focis. |
Utility | Adverb: usefully; Adjective: pro bono publico. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
In the United States, which guarantees legal representation to anyone charged with a crime but who cannot afford a lawyer lawyers are paid by the state to represent indigent defendants, though the quality of this representation has been questioned as these lawyers are often underpaid and overworked. In some cases pro bono counsel may assist an individual or group on a legal case, in filing government applications or petitions or on appeal. Lawyers are recommended under ethical rules to contribute at least fifty hours of pro bono service per year.
See also: List of Latin phrases
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Pro bono."
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 | Eric Hutchins met with various restoration partners including the Lewis Berger group an engineering division that is offering pro bono services, a Town of Dennis representative, the state fisheries officer and others. The purpose of the pre restoration meeting was to assess restoration alternatives. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. |  | French liberty - British slavery / Js. Gy. desn. et fect. pro bono publico. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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Human Rights | Kuwait | While virtually all indigent criminal defendants ask for and receive pro bono counsel, in practice very few indigent civil and commercial plaintiffs request this service. (references) |
Kuwait | However, the Kuwaiti Bar Association is obligated upon court request to appoint an attorney pro bono for indigent defendants in civil, commercial, and criminal cases. (references) | |
Cote d'Ivoire | Defendants accused of felonies or capital crimes have the right to legal counsel, and the judicial system provides for court-appointed attorneys; however, no free legal assistance is available, except infrequently when members of the bar provide pro bono advice to defendants for limited time periods. (references) | |
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Expressions using "pro bono": ad pro bono publico ♦ pro bono publico ♦ Solicitors Pro Bono Group. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
pro bono | 115 |
pro bono lawyer | 74 |
pro bono attorney | 45 |
pro bono lawyer texas | 3 |
florida pro bono attorney | 3 |
pro bono law | 2 |
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| Language | Date | Source | Romans Chapter 5, Verse 7 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | MoliV gar uper dikaiou tiV apoqaneitai uper gar tou agaqou taca tiV kai tolma apoqanein |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Vix enim pro iusto quis moritur nam pro bono forsitan quis et audeat mori |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Swiðe seldon wile man for þæm rihtwisan feallan, þeah for godan eaðe durre man sweltan. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | For vnnethis dieth ony man for the iust man; and yit for a good man perauenture summan dar die. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | Yet scace will eny man dye for a rightewes man. Paraventure for a good ma durst a man dye. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet perhaps for a good man some would even dare to die. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Now it is hard for anyone to give his life even for an upright man, though it might be that for a good man someone would give his life. |
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| Language | Romans Chapter 5, Verse 7 |
| Cebuano | Talagsa ra nga adunay magpakamatay alang sa uban, bisan pa alang sa usa ka tawong matarung-- hinoon aduna gayud kahay mangako sa pagpakamatay alang sa usa ka maayong tawo. |
| Chinese | 為 義 人 死 、 是 少 有 的 、 為 仁 人 死 、 或 者 有 敢 作 的 。 |
| Croatian | Zbilja, jedva bi tko za pravedna umro; možda bi se za dobra tko i odvažio umrijeti. |
| Danish | Næppe vil nemlig nogen dø for en retfærdig - for den gode var der jo måske nogen, som tog sig på at dø -, |
| Dutch | Want nauwelijks zal iemand voor een rechtvaardige sterven; want voor den goede zal mogelijk iemand ook bestaan te sterven. |
| Finnish | Tuskinpa kukaan käy kuolemaan jonkun vanhurskaan edestä; hyvän edestä joku mahdollisesti uskaltaa kuolla. |
| French | A peine mourrait-on pour un juste; quelqu`un peut-être mourrait-il pour un homme de bien. |
| German | Nun stirbt kaum jemand um eines Gerechten willen; um des Guten willen dürfte vielleicht jemand sterben. |
| Haitian Creole | Se pa fasil pou ou jwenn yon moun asepte mouri pou yon nonm ki gen rezon. Ou ta ka jwenn yonn konsa ki ta gen kouraj mouri pou yon nonm debyen. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Untuk seseorang yang adil pun sukar orang mau mati. Barangkali untuk seseorang yang baik, ada juga orang yang berani mati. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Karena jarang sangat seorang mau mati karena orang yang benar. Barangkali karena orang yang baik ada juga orang yang berani mati. |
| Maori | E mate whakauaua hoki tetahi mo te tangata tika: tera pea ia tetahi e maia rawa kia mate mo te tangata pai. |
| Norwegian | For neppe vil nogen gå i døden for en rettferdig - for en som er god, kunde kanskje nogen ta sig på å dø - |
| Portuguese | Porque dificilmente haverá quem morra por um justo; pois poderá ser que pelo homem bondoso alguém ouse morrer. |
| Rumanian | Pentru un om neprihqnit cu greu ar muri cineva; dar pentru binefqcqtorul lui, poate cq s`ar gqsi cineva sq moarq. |
| Shuar | Shuar Chíkich shuaran uwemtikratniun ¿jaruktatuak? Pénker shuar ain jarukchattawai. Kame ti penkeraitkiuinkia jarukchaintiash. |
| Spanish | Difícilmente muere alguno por un justo. Con todo, podría ser que alguno osara morir por el bueno. |
| Swahili | Si rahisi mtu kufa kwa ajili ya mtu mwadilifu; labda mtu anaweza kuthubutu kufa kwa ajili ya mtu mwema. |
| Swedish | Näppeligen vill ju eljest någon dö ens för en rättfärdig man -- om nu ock till äventyrs någon kan hava mod att dö för den som har gjort honom gott -- |
| Uma | Hi gau' manusia', molaka tarua' tauna to dota mate mposampei doo-na to uma masala'. Ane doo-na toe tauna to lompe' lia nono-na, meka' ria moto nte hadua to daho' mate mposampei-i. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "b-n-o-o-o-p-r" | |
-2 letters: boron, porno. | |
-3 letters: boon, boor, born, broo, poon, poor, porn. | |
-4 letters: boo, bop, bro, nob, noo, nor, orb, pro, rob. | |
-5 letters: bo, no, on, op, or. | |
| Words containing the letters "b-n-o-o-o-p-r" | |
+4 letters: proabortion. | |
+5 letters: bronchoscope, bronchoscopy, postabortion. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)50 72 6F 42 6F 6E 6F |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010000 01110010 01101111 00100000 01000010 01101111 01101110 01101111 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)P r o   B o n o |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0050 0072 006F 0042 006F 006E 006F |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)508481236818081 |
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