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community service
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community service
n.
1. Services volunteered by individuals or an organization to benefit a community or its institutions.
2. Similar work performed by law offenders to serve a sentence in lieu of or in addition to jail time.

community service
n
1. (Social Welfare) voluntary work, intended to be for the common good, usually done as part of an organized scheme
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.community servicecommunity service - a service that is performed for the benefit of the public or its institutions
service - an act of help or assistance; "he did them a service"
2.community service - an unpaid service for the benefit of the public that is performed by lawbreakers as part (or all) of their sentence
service - an act of help or assistance; "he did them a service"
Translations
community service n (Brit) → servizio civile (volontario o in sostituzione della pena per reati minori)
community service n (Brit) → servizio civile (volontario o in sostituzione della pena per reati minori)


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