Community-service
noun, Law.
1.
a punitive sentence that requires a convicted person to perform unpaid work for the community in lieu of imprisonment.
noun
1.
voluntary work, intended to be for the common good, usually done as part of an organized scheme
2.
See community-service order
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noun 1. (in Britain) a court order requiring an offender over seventeen years old to do unpaid socially beneficial work under supervision instead of going to prison
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- Community-supported agriculture
[kuh-myoo-ni-tee suh-pawr-tid, suh-pohr-] /kəˈmyu nɪ ti səˌpɔr tɪd, səˌpoʊr-/ noun 1. a system by which people purchase a share from a local farm and periodically receive vegetables and other agricultural products throughout the farming season. Abbreviation: CSA.