community service

• Travail non rémunéré que des personnes effectuent au profit de la communauté locale, souvent ordonné par un tribunal comme peine alternative ou complémentaire à une autre sanction.

Unpaid work that individuals perform to benefit the local community, often assigned as a penalty by a court instead of or in addition to other punishment.

1. Voluntary work for the public goodB2formal

   Unpaid work performed by an individual or group for the benefit of the community, often as a punishment or as a charitable act.

   service communautaire

   • The judge sentenced him to 100 hours of community service.
   • She volunteers for community service at the local food bank.
   • Many students participate in community service to fulfill graduation requirements.

2. Alternative to imprisonmentB2formal

   A court-ordered penalty requiring an offender to perform unpaid work in the community instead of serving time in jail.

   travail d'intérêt général

   • He was given community service for vandalizing public property.
   • Community service is often used for minor offenses.
   • The offender completed his community service at a local park.