community service
a punitive sentence that requires a convicted person to perform unpaid work for the community in lieu of imprisonment.
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How to use community service in a sentence
Padre Goyo has reorganized his CCRISTOS as more of a community service group, he says.
When I heard it was Jerry Lee Lewis, I knew is was just a community service.
The Strange and Mysterious Death of Mrs. Jerry Lee Lewis | Richard Ben Cramer | January 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut the college never wanted us to view the community service they encouraged as mere charity or volunteerism.
He was also ordered to perform 500 hours of community service, separate from politics.
Nonetheless, the judge did not send Batista to jail, ordering him instead to perform two years of community service.
The Brutal Fall of Brazilian Billionaire Eike Batista | Mac Margolis | June 25, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
In villages where there is room for several houses of worship the question of community service is much more difficult.
Church Cooperation in Community Life | Paul L. VogtThe movement now is very strong in the direction of provision of building and equipment for community service by the church.
Church Cooperation in Community Life | Paul L. VogtAn attempt has been made to present the philosophic basis justifying the church in giving large attention to community service.
Church Cooperation in Community Life | Paul L. VogtIn the third place, the new rural church adopts for itself a well-considered programme of community service.
Society | Henry Kalloch RoweUnder these circumstances how can he become efficient in community service, and how can he get to know the people of his charge?
Six Thousand Country Churches | Charles Otis Gill
British Dictionary definitions for community service
voluntary work, intended to be for the common good, usually done as part of an organized scheme
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