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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He was sentenced to one year of unsupervised release and ordered to perform 50 hours of community service.
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Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2025
The ordinance that passed removed the misdemeanor language but kept punitive measures like community service, fines and jail time in place for violations.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 26 Nov. 2025
But what started as content and a personal outlet for creativity has morphed into something of a community service.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 25 Nov. 2025
Alisia Rivera Mendoza, 38, was also ordered to complete 350 hours of community service, including speaking to those working in the care industry to warn them against her mistake, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2025
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Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2025
The ordinance that passed removed the misdemeanor language but kept punitive measures like community service, fines and jail time in place for violations.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 26 Nov. 2025
But what started as content and a personal outlet for creativity has morphed into something of a community service.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 25 Nov. 2025
Alisia Rivera Mendoza, 38, was also ordered to complete 350 hours of community service, including speaking to those working in the care industry to warn them against her mistake, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2025
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“Community service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/community%20service. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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