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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.
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.
n. 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.
COMMUTATION meaning: 1. the act of changing a punishment to one that is less severe: 2. the act of changing a…. Learn more.
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.
Commutation is the formal ending of an insurance or reinsurance agreement by payment of an agreed sum in settlement. The commutation clause provides, by payment of a lump sum, for the complete discharge of all future obligations for reinsurance losses incurred.
Definition of commutation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Commutation Definition. kŏmyə-tāshən. commutations. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Noun. Filter. noun. commutations. An exchange; substitution. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. The substitution of one kind of payment for another. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. The payment made.
1. a. : change, alter. b. : to give in exchange for another : exchange. commuting foreign currency to domestic. 2. : to convert (something, such as a payment) into another form. The periodic payments may be commuted into a lump sum. 3. : to change (a penalty) to another less severe. commute a death sentence to life in prison. 4. : commutate.
