community service
Americannoun
noun
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voluntary work, intended to be for the common good, usually done as part of an organized scheme
Example Sentences
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A new triage tool will ask patients a series of questions, and will use the responses to direct them to a GP appointment, pharmacy, A&E, community service or offer self-care advice.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
The plea deal includes a $2.25 million fine and 100 hours of community service, with sentencing scheduled for Oct.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
He also handed UKA's former Head of Sport 79-year-old Keith Davies a 175-hour community service order after hearing how he was in charge of the equipment, which had been assembled with vital base plates missing.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
Another doctor, Mark Chavez, was ordered to be confined at home and told to do hundreds of hours of community service.
From Barron's ● Apr. 8, 2026
By that time, Bunderson said, Reggie should have been able to complete whatever jail time he’d been assigned and the fifty hours of community service that the parties had agreed to.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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