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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Such collectives have become common at many universities, raising millions of dollars paid to players in exchange for community service such as volunteering at a food bank.
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Stacy St. Clair, ProPublica, 4 Apr. 2025
The scholarships will be given based on the community service, grade point average and financial need of the applicant.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
In 2002, Austin was sentenced to a year's probation, a $1,000 fine and 80 hours of community service after pleading no contest to a domestic violence claim from Marshall.
—Skyler Trepel, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
He was given a one-year probationary sentence in addition to 100 hours of community service by Scola at the recommendation of his defense attorney and federal prosecutors.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
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Stacy St. Clair, ProPublica, 4 Apr. 2025
The scholarships will be given based on the community service, grade point average and financial need of the applicant.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
In 2002, Austin was sentenced to a year's probation, a $1,000 fine and 80 hours of community service after pleading no contest to a domestic violence claim from Marshall.
—Skyler Trepel, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
He was given a one-year probationary sentence in addition to 100 hours of community service by Scola at the recommendation of his defense attorney and federal prosecutors.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 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 18 Apr. 2025.
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