community service

English

Noun

community service (uncountable)

1. Service or activity done for the benefit of the community at large, such as cleaning, fundraising, pro bono professional services, etc.
2. (law) Such work done as alternative for a criminal penalty.

Translations

voluntary service

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 社區服務／社区服务 (shèqū fúwù), 社区服务 (shèqū fúwù)

• Finnish: vapaaehtoistyö (fi)
• French: please add this translation if you can
• Hungarian: önkéntes munka, társadalmi munka
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• Malay: khidmat masyarakat
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: servicio comunitario m
• Tagalog: lingkod-pamayanan

alternative penalty

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 社區服務／社区服务 (shèqū fúwù), 社区服务 (shèqū fúwù)

• Danish: samfundstjeneste c
• Finnish: yhdyskuntapalvelu (fi)
• French: travail d’intérêt général (fr) m, travaux communautaires m pl (Quebec)
• Hungarian: közérdekű munka
• Malay: please add this translation if you can
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• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: samfunnstjeneste m

• Russian: обяза́тельные рабо́ты f pl (objazátelʹnyje rabóty) (compulsory work, a form of punishment)
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can
• Tagalog: please add this translation if you can

See also

• voluntary work

References

• “community service”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.