community service
noun
: work that is done without pay to help people in a community
She was sentenced to 100 hours of community service for her crime.
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Pastors and the church’s praise team led a community service prayer and a lighting of the candles Friday, inviting people to grieve and stand in solidarity following the act of violence that took Barnes’ life.
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Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2024
The Mighty Ducks initially appears to be a standard sports film about a disgraced lawyer and former athlete (Emilio Estevez) whose community service punishment for a DUI is coaching a local hockey team.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 27 Apr. 2024
He also was named to the AFCA Allstate Good Works Team for his community service work.
—Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2024
The following month, he was sentenced to two years probation and 200 hours of community service.
—Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
He was sentenced to two years of probation and 200 hours of community service, according to the AP.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2024
Huffman was previously caught paying $15,000 to falsify her daughter’s SAT score and in 2019 was punished with 14 days in prison, a $30,000 fine and 250 hours of community service.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Apr. 2024
The offer, which was presented to Baldwin’s legal team last October, included six months of unsupervised probation, a $500 fine, 24 hours of community service and a firearms safety class.
—Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
He was sentenced to six months of unsupervised probation, a $500 fine, had to participate in a firearms safety class, complete 24 hours of community service and not use drugs or alcohol.
—Christina Maxouris, CNN, 15 Apr. 2024
Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2024
The Mighty Ducks initially appears to be a standard sports film about a disgraced lawyer and former athlete (Emilio Estevez) whose community service punishment for a DUI is coaching a local hockey team.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 27 Apr. 2024
He also was named to the AFCA Allstate Good Works Team for his community service work.
—Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2024
The following month, he was sentenced to two years probation and 200 hours of community service.
—Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
He was sentenced to two years of probation and 200 hours of community service, according to the AP.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2024
Huffman was previously caught paying $15,000 to falsify her daughter’s SAT score and in 2019 was punished with 14 days in prison, a $30,000 fine and 250 hours of community service.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Apr. 2024
The offer, which was presented to Baldwin’s legal team last October, included six months of unsupervised probation, a $500 fine, 24 hours of community service and a firearms safety class.
—Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
He was sentenced to six months of unsupervised probation, a $500 fine, had to participate in a firearms safety class, complete 24 hours of community service and not use drugs or alcohol.
—Christina Maxouris, CNN, 15 Apr. 2024
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“Community service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/community%20service. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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