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- DictionaryCom·mu·ta·tion/ˌkämyəˈtāSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. the action or process of commuting a judicial sentence: "a commutation of her sentence"
- 2. the process of commutating an electric current.
1. : exchange, trade. 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.
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.
COMMUTATION definition: 1. the act of changing a punishment to one that is less severe: 2. the act of changing a…. Learn more.
commutation. noun [ U ] law specialized us / ˌkɑː.mjəˈteɪ.ʃ ə n / uk / ˌkɒm.jəˈteɪ.ʃ ə n / Add to word list. the act of changing a punishment to one that is less severe: His execution became certain when the state board refused his request for commutation. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Not punishing & reducing punishment. absolve.
1. the act of substituting one thing for another; substitution; exchange. 2. the changing of a prison sentence or other penalty to another less severe. 3. the act of commuting, as to and from a place of work. 4. the substitution of one kind of payment for another. 5. the act or process of commutating.
(finance) the act of replacing one method of payment with another; a payment that is replaced with another. Word Origin. See commutation in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: commutation. Definition of commutation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
In law, a commutation is the reduction of a punishment for a crime. After getting a commutation, an incarcerated person's original sentence of ten years in prison might be reduced to five years. A commutation is different from a pardon, which eliminates the actual conviction.
