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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In 2023, a former Foxboro High School student was ordered to perform 40 hours of community service and attend a diversity awareness program for allegedly assaulting a transgender North Attleboro High School student after a boys basketball game in 2022.
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Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
Judge Johnson sentenced Tate to five years of probation, a $5,000 fine, and 250 hours of community service.
—Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
The men may be required by the court to make a contribution to a charity in honor of Corey Stingley and to perform community service, avoiding prison time, according to Cotton and Craig Stingley.
—Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 13 Jan. 2026
This is community service honoring Earl ‘DMX’ Simmons, simple.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 9 Jan. 2026
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Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
Judge Johnson sentenced Tate to five years of probation, a $5,000 fine, and 250 hours of community service.
—Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
The men may be required by the court to make a contribution to a charity in honor of Corey Stingley and to perform community service, avoiding prison time, according to Cotton and Craig Stingley.
—Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 13 Jan. 2026
This is community service honoring Earl ‘DMX’ Simmons, simple.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 9 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for community service
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“Community service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/community%20service. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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