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 Timberlake’s plea deal, he was sentenced to 25 hours of community service and fined $500.
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 9 Dec. 2024
Students need 40 hours of community service to graduate.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
McDonough also ordered Hyde to complete 250 hours of community service.
—Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 4 Dec. 2024
He was fined $2.1 million and ordered to do 200 hours of community service.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 9 Dec. 2024
Students need 40 hours of community service to graduate.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
McDonough also ordered Hyde to complete 250 hours of community service.
—Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 4 Dec. 2024
He was fined $2.1 million and ordered to do 200 hours of community service.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Community service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/community%20service. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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