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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She was also ordered to pay restitution, complete 100 hours of community service and avoid all contact with the victims and their families.
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Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
After years in court, Paxton cut a deal to do community service in lieu of facing trial.
—Lauren McGaughy, ProPublica, 17 Sep. 2025
Proceeds from the event go toward funding scholarships to local at-risk high schoolers, sponsoring leadership clubs at local schools and providing community service projects.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2025
After his conviction, McDaniels was sentenced to probation and community service, with the trial court staying the sentence pending his appeal.
—Max Rego, The Hill, 16 Sep. 2025
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Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
After years in court, Paxton cut a deal to do community service in lieu of facing trial.
—Lauren McGaughy, ProPublica, 17 Sep. 2025
Proceeds from the event go toward funding scholarships to local at-risk high schoolers, sponsoring leadership clubs at local schools and providing community service projects.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2025
After his conviction, McDaniels was sentenced to probation and community service, with the trial court staying the sentence pending his appeal.
—Max Rego, The Hill, 16 Sep. 2025
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 21 Sep. 2025.
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