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 ordered to serve two years of probation and 100 hours of community service.
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Bob Harkins, New York Times, 14 June 2025
He was ordered to serve two years of probation and 100 hours of community service, attend an anger management program and undergo psychological and psychiatric evaluation.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
The 52-year-old woman was sentenced to 45 days in jail to be served as 492 hours of community service on June 9, according to sentencing documents.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2025
The rapper pled guilty to a lesser charge of misdemeanor vandalism and was given three years of probation and 30 days of community service.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 6 June 2025
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Bob Harkins, New York Times, 14 June 2025
He was ordered to serve two years of probation and 100 hours of community service, attend an anger management program and undergo psychological and psychiatric evaluation.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
The 52-year-old woman was sentenced to 45 days in jail to be served as 492 hours of community service on June 9, according to sentencing documents.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2025
The rapper pled guilty to a lesser charge of misdemeanor vandalism and was given three years of probation and 30 days of community service.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 6 June 2025
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“Community service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/community%20service. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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