Which Latin word is taken to mean 'for the public good'?

"Pro bono publico" (English: 'for the public good'), usually shortened to pro bono, is a Latin phrase for professional work undertaken voluntarily and without payment. The term traditionally referred to provision of legal services by legal professionals for people who are unable to afford them. More recently, the term is used to describe specialist services provided by any professional free of charge to an individual or community.

"Pro bono" legal counsel may assist an individual or group on a legal case by filing government applications or petitions. A judge may occasionally determine that the loser should compensate a winning pro bono counsel.

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Frank Cowell

an *expression*, not a word (in either Latin or English)

Howard Groopman

Pretty easy, especially for anyone who's ever watched a law-related TV show. I never studied law or Latin, but knew "verbatim" means "word for word," "ipso facto" means "by the fact itself," and "nota bene" means "note well."

✨KRISTA✨

Sorry SPG, but it is a phrase not a word.🙄

fdeisner

Poorly worded question. This is the second one from SPG that I have seen in the past few months. I'm begging think that the clown/clones might be impersonating SPG.