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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Prosecutors decided not to charge her with a misdemeanor, noting Durand completed forty hours of community service and a theft awareness class.
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CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
The first charge is punishable by up to 93 days in jail, a $500 fine, 360 hours of community service, and vehicle immobilization.
—Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
The money could have come from Fund 80, also known as the community service fund.
—Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Stankowitz began joined the department in 2003 as a community service officer and was sworn in as a police officer in 2004, according to the village.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
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CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
The first charge is punishable by up to 93 days in jail, a $500 fine, 360 hours of community service, and vehicle immobilization.
—Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
The money could have come from Fund 80, also known as the community service fund.
—Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Stankowitz began joined the department in 2003 as a community service officer and was sworn in as a police officer in 2004, according to the village.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Community service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/community%20service. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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