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commutation
[kom-yuh-tey-shuhn]
noun
the act of substituting one thing for another; substitution; exchange.
the changing of a prison sentence or other penalty to another less severe.
the act of commuting, as to and from a place of work.
the substitution of one kind of payment for another.
Electricity.the act or process of commutating.
Also called commutation test.Linguistics.the technique, especially in phonological analysis, of substituting one linguistic item for another while keeping the surrounding elements constant, used as a means of determining the constituent units in a sequence and their contrasts with other units.
commutation
/ ˌɒʊˈٱɪʃə /
noun
a substitution or exchange
the replacement of one method of payment by another
the payment substituted
the reduction in severity of a penalty imposed by law
the process of commutating an electric current
the travelling done by a commuter
Other Word Forms
- procommutation adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of commutation1
Example Sentences
Hoover will be moved out of federal prison, following the commutation, as he was also convicted on a state-level murder charge.
Bin and Penry are among 16 felons who received pardons and nine people who received commutations.
Critics have questioned Bondi’s use of “terrorism” given President Trump’s granting of sweeping pardons or commutations to more than 1,500 people charged with or convicted of storming the U.S.
On his first day in office, President Trump granted sweeping pardons or commutations to more than 1,500 people convicted of Jan. 6 offenses.
“This new process will help further ensure victims and district attorneys are part of the commutation process and improve public safety by front-loading the risk assessment like we’re doing in the Menendez case.”
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