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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The offer would have required three years probation, 52 weeks of anger management and 480 hours of community service, Rolling Stone reported.
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Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
She was also sentenced to 250 hours of community service and was on supervised release for one year.
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Clerks who sell to minors face a minimum fine of $250, and 24 to 32 hours of community service for a first violation, according to the department.
—Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2025
Brown pleaded guilty to felony assault on then-girlfriend Rihanna after brutally beating the singer in 2009, for which he was sentenced to five years probation, domestic violence counseling and six months of community service.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 7 Feb. 2025
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Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
She was also sentenced to 250 hours of community service and was on supervised release for one year.
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Clerks who sell to minors face a minimum fine of $250, and 24 to 32 hours of community service for a first violation, according to the department.
—Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2025
Brown pleaded guilty to felony assault on then-girlfriend Rihanna after brutally beating the singer in 2009, for which he was sentenced to five years probation, domestic violence counseling and six months of community service.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Community service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/community%20service. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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