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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Beginning next year, people in the expansion group who are 19 to 64 years old must do 80 hours of work or community service every month or be enrolled in school at least half time.
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Suzanne King, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
Instead, prosecutors entered into an agreement that King apologize to the arresting officer and complete community service — though even that was negotiable in the era of COVID.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
Dozens of participants were later charged with misdemeanor offenses related to unlawful assembly and obstruction, with many ultimately placed into diversion programs requiring community service.
—Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Of those, about 314,000 people will be subject to new rules requiring them to work, be enrolled in school or perform community service for at least 80 hours every month.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
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Suzanne King, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
Instead, prosecutors entered into an agreement that King apologize to the arresting officer and complete community service — though even that was negotiable in the era of COVID.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
Dozens of participants were later charged with misdemeanor offenses related to unlawful assembly and obstruction, with many ultimately placed into diversion programs requiring community service.
—Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Of those, about 314,000 people will be subject to new rules requiring them to work, be enrolled in school or perform community service for at least 80 hours every month.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Community service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/community%20service. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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