Usage Note
Sozialstunden are community service hours ordered as an alternative to a short prison term or as a condition of a Geldauflage under §153a StPO; youth courts also impose them under Jugendstrafrecht.
Examples
"Das Jugendgericht verhängte 80 Sozialstunden statt einer Geldstrafe."
Natural Translation
The youth court imposed 80 hours of community service instead of a fine.
Literal Translation
The youth-court imposed 80 community-hours instead of a money-penalty.
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