Community-service order
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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noun, U.S. Government. 1. a former independent agency (abolished 1981) that helped low-income persons attain economic self-sufficiency. Abbreviation: CSA.
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noun 1. singing, esp of hymns, by a large gathering of people
- Community support officer
noun 1. (Brit) a uniformed officer who is not a member of the police force but who has certain powers to be exercised in supplementing the role of the police, esp crowd control, tackling anti-social behaviour, etc CSO
- 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.
- Commutable
[kuh-myoo-tuh-buh l] /kəˈmyu tə bəl/ adjective 1. that may be ; exchangeable or interchangeable. /kəˈmjuːtəbəl/ adjective 1. (law) (of a punishment) capable of being reduced in severity 2. able to be exchanged