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Service or activity performed for the benefit of the community at large, such as cleaning, fundraising, pro bono professional services, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Such work performed as an alternative for a criminal penalty.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: community payback
Antonyms: none provided
an unpaid service for the benefit of the public that is performed by lawbreakers as part (or all) of their sentence
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: service
a service that is performed for the benefit of the public or its institutions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: public service
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: service
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
27 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
社區服務 /社区服务
(shèqū fúwù)
— voluntary service
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Finnish:
vapaaehtoistyö
— voluntary service
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German:
Gemeinschaftsdienst
— voluntary service
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Hungarian:
önkéntes munka
— voluntary service
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Hungarian:
társadalmi munka
— voluntary service
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Indonesian:
pengabdian masyarakat
— voluntary service
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Malay:
khidmat masyarakat
— voluntary service
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Polish:
prace społeczne
— voluntary service
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Romanian:
muncă în folosul comunității
— voluntary service
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Spanish:
servicio comunitario
— voluntary service
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Tagalog:
lingkod-pamayanan
— voluntary service
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Chinese Mandarin:
社區服務 /社区服务
(shèqū fúwù)
— alternative penalty
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Danish:
samfundstjeneste
— alternative penalty
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Finnish:
yhdyskuntapalvelu
— alternative penalty
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French:
travail d'intérêt général
— alternative penalty
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French:
travaux communautaires
— alternative penalty
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German:
gemeinnützige Leistung
— alternative penalty
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German:
gemeinnützige Arbeit
— alternative penalty
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German:
freie Arbeit (Art. 293 EStGB)
— alternative penalty
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Ancient Greek:
ἀγγαρεία
(angareía)
— alternative penalty
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Hungarian:
közérdekű munka
— alternative penalty
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Malay:
khidmat masyarakat
— alternative penalty
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Norwegian Bokmål:
samfunnstjeneste
— alternative penalty
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Polish:
prace społeczne
— alternative penalty
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Romanian:
muncă în folosul comunității
— alternative penalty
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Russian:
обяза́тельные рабо́ты
(objazátelʹnyje rabóty)
— alternative penalty
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Swedish:
samhällstjänst
— alternative penalty