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 driver who fatally struck a grandfather in Midtown in 2024 was sentenced with 180 days of work release and 30 days of community service last week — a typically light sentence in California, where many vehicular manslaughter cases are charged as misdemeanors.
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Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Wade is also required to serve 360 hours of community service and will be on probation for three years.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
The essays covered topics including whether schools should require community service and whether aliens built a hill on Mars.
—Rachel Del Guidice, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
The community service event was a continuation of the company’s first-ever Volunteer Month, with multiple activities in the area focusing on issues regarding youth services, veterans, homelessness and more.
—Brian T. Krista, Baltimore Sun, 28 Apr. 2026
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Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Wade is also required to serve 360 hours of community service and will be on probation for three years.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
The essays covered topics including whether schools should require community service and whether aliens built a hill on Mars.
—Rachel Del Guidice, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
The community service event was a continuation of the company’s first-ever Volunteer Month, with multiple activities in the area focusing on issues regarding youth services, veterans, homelessness and more.
—Brian T. Krista, Baltimore Sun, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Community service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/community%20service. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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