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Pro bono

Done without asking for payment (especially of legal work)

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It pledged measures including $40mn of pro bono legal services for causes the administration supports, such as fighting antisemitism and supporting veterans.
Excerpt from "Judges block Trump’s executive orders against two US law firms"

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