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commutation

noun

com·​mu·​ta·​tion ˌkäm-yə-ˈtā-shən How to pronounce commutation (audio)
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2
: replacement
specifically : a substitution of one form of payment or charge for another
a commutation by money payment for the exacted service
3
: a change of a legal penalty or punishment to a lesser one
commutation of a death sentence
4
: an act or process of commuting
… a ridge of hills makes daily commutation to San Francisco arduous. The New York Times
5
: the action of commutating

Example Sentences

He appealed for a commutation of his death sentence to life imprisonment. an international commutation of food for oil
Recent Examples on the Web Failure to do so would void the reprieve or commutation. Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al, 25 Aug. 2022 On Monday, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles had declined to grant Chanthakoummane either a 120-day reprieve or a commutation of his death sentence to a lesser penalty. Juan A. Lozano And Michael Graczyk, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2022 On Monday, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles had declined to grant Chanthakoummane either a 120-day reprieve or a commutation of his death sentence to a lesser penalty. CBS News, 17 Aug. 2022 On Monday, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles declined to grant Chanthakoummane either a 120-day reprieve or a commutation of his death sentence to a lesser penalty. Juan A. Lozano, Chron, 17 Aug. 2022 Based on Bales’ mental health issues and a traumatic brain injury, the law team seeks a commutation of his sentence. CNN, 3 Mar. 2022 Sentenced to life without parole in Riverside County, she was granted a commutation by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on his last day in office, leading to her release after more than 19 years in prison. Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 July 2022 Coaches, staff, and players signed a letter last September to Baker recommending commutation. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2022 Nearly one-third of the 75 commutation recipients would have received lower sentences if they had been charged today under the Trump-era criminal justice law, the First Step Act, according to senior Biden administration officials. Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English commutacion, from Anglo-French, from Latin commutation-, commutatio, from commutare

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of commutation was in the 15th century

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