community sentence
noun/kəˌmjuːnəti ˈsentəns/
/kəˌmjuːnəti ˈsentəns/
(British English, law)- (in the UK) a punishment, given by a court, that involves helping people in the community, having treatment for an addiction, etc. instead of going to prison
- She was given a two-year community sentence for the assault on her neighbour.
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