On 22-12-2010 22:11, Darren New wrote:
> andrel wrote:
>> On 22-12-2010 19:28, Darren New wrote:
>>> andrel wrote:
>>>> probono case
>>>
>>> I don't think that word means what you think it means.
>>>
>> Could be I am not a lawyer and not living there. I meant a case where
>> the defendant is assigned a lawyer that he doesn't have to pay. I
>> though that Patrick was referring to that sort of case.
>> The Dutch term is 'pro deo' (for god).
>
> "pro bono" means "for free". The lawyer does work without getting paid,
> out of the goodness of his heart, or because he feels strongly about the
> case, or he wants to make a name, or whatever. He volunteers his time
> for his own reasons.

Thanks for the explanation, I hope I can remember.

> The lawyer that gets assigned to your case when you can't afford one is
> paid by the government, and that's often their full-time job. The job is
> called "public defender."
>

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