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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Watching his parents work hard taught young Alden the value of community service.
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Jabari Young, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
As Liz Jenkins works to nurture her late husband’s legacy of community service, Michael Mandich can relate.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
News of Dia’s death sparked uproar in Belgium and call for justice as the 18 members of the fraternity who were involved in the hazing didn’t receive a prison sentence and were instead sentenced between 200 and 300 hours of community service, and fined about $430 each.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 19 Feb. 2025
The Black Panther Party emphasized community service and collective responsibility, values Newton likely inherited from his Christian background.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2025
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Jabari Young, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
As Liz Jenkins works to nurture her late husband’s legacy of community service, Michael Mandich can relate.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
News of Dia’s death sparked uproar in Belgium and call for justice as the 18 members of the fraternity who were involved in the hazing didn’t receive a prison sentence and were instead sentenced between 200 and 300 hours of community service, and fined about $430 each.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 19 Feb. 2025
The Black Panther Party emphasized community service and collective responsibility, values Newton likely inherited from his Christian background.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2025
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“Community service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/community%20service. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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