"community service" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: community services [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} community service (countable and uncountable, plural community services)
  1. Service or activity done for the benefit of the community at large, such as cleaning, fundraising, pro bono professional services, etc. Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: voluntary work Translations (voluntary service): 社區服務 (Chinese Mandarin), 社区服务 (shèqū fúwù) (Chinese Mandarin), vapaaehtoistyö (Finnish), Gemeinschaftsdienst [masculine] (German), önkéntes munka (Hungarian), társadalmi munka (Hungarian), pengabdian masyarakat (Indonesian), khidmat masyarakat (Malay), servicio comunitario [masculine] (Spanish), lingkod-pamayanan (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-community_service-en-noun-bcQ3WL0R Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of 'voluntary service': 91 9
  2. (law) Such work done as alternative for a criminal penalty. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Law Synonyms: community payback Translations (alternative penalty): ἀγγαρεία (angareía) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), 社區服務 (Chinese Mandarin), 社区服务 (shèqū fúwù) (Chinese Mandarin), samfundstjeneste [common-gender] (Danish), yhdyskuntapalvelu (Finnish), travail d’intérêt général [masculine] (French), travaux communautaires [Quebec, masculine, plural] (French), gemeinnützige Leistung (alt: § 153 Abs. 1 S. 2 Nr. 3 StPO) [feminine] (German), gemeinnützige Arbeit (alt: § 10 JGG Abs. 1 S. 3 Nr. 4 jurisprudence, e.g. BVerfGE 74, 102) [feminine] (German), freie Arbeit (Art. 293 EStGB) [feminine] (German), közérdekű munka (Hungarian), khidmat masyarakat (Malay), samfunnstjeneste [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), обяза́тельные рабо́ты (objazátelʹnyje rabóty) (note: compulsory work, a form of punishment) [feminine, plural] (Russian), samhällstjänst [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-community_service-en-noun-XGx0jCAk Topics: law Disambiguation of 'alternative penalty': 4 96

Inflected forms

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