Commutation - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌkɑːmjʊˈteɪʃn|  American pronunciation of the word commutation
Brit.  |kɒmjʊˈteɪʃ(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word commutation

noun

- the travel of a commuter
- a warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater one
- (law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law
- the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: (syn: exchange, substitution)

Extra examples

He appealed for a commutation of his death sentence to life imprisonment.

...an international commutation of food for oil...

Activists campaigned for a commutation of Lee's sentence.

Word forms

noun
singular: commutation
plural: commutations
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