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US
/ˌkɑmjəˈteɪʃən/
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[ UK /kˌɒmjuːtˈeɪʃən/ ]
[ UK /kˌɒmjuːtˈeɪʃən/ ]
NOUN
- the travel of a commuter
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the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another:
he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help - a warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater one
- (law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law
How To Use commutation In A Sentence
- This product series adopts bridge commutation mode with rectiformer attached , featuring energy saving And efficency.
- If it were not for Willie Horton, I might say give Huckabee a pass on this commutation thing, but turnabout is fair play for the Republicans. HuckPAC coordinator steps down, citing clemency decision
- It was here that we found the four petitions that sought pardon or commutation of his death penalty.
- Q Joe, Howard Wolfson, who is the spokesman for Mrs. Clinton's exploratory committee, says, "she stands by her Saturday statement," which was that the FALN convicts '"absence of a response speaks volumes," and the commutation is a mistake. Press Briefing By Joe Lockhart
- Yesterday's term was commutation, which is defined as: Define That Term #31
- Recently, the president did not pardon him but granted him with a commutation, which is definitely to his advantage. CNN Transcript Jul 5, 2007
- From their own pocket and without any access to commutation or pension entitlements.
- The death penalty may only be imposed for the most serious crimes with sentenced persons enjoying the right to seek a pardon or other commutation of the sentence.
- This commutation of a liar and an obstructor of justice will go down in the annals of American shame. Outrage: Bush Commutes Libby Sentance
- His commutation of those death sentences to a maximum of life in prison makes any future execution in Illinois - formerly site of one of the nation's largest death rows - at best a distant prospect.
