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commutation

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Meaning

A passing from one state to another; change; alteration; mutation.

The act of giving one thing for another; barter; exchange.

The change of a penalty or punishment by the pardoning power of the State; as, the commutation of a sentence of death to banishment or imprisonment.

A substitution, as of a less thing for a greater, esp. a substitution of one form of payment for another, or one payment for many, or a specific sum of money for conditional payments or allowances; as, commutation of tithes; commutation of fares; commutation of copyright; commutation of rations.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help Source: Internet

Although a commutation does not nullify Stone’s felony convictions, it protects him from serving prison time. Source: Internet

Carolyn Maloney and Jerry Nadler--who was chair of the House Judiciary Committee, which issued articles of impeachment against Trump--and issuing a joint statement on Friday saying Trump's commutation of Stone's sentencing "undermines the rule of law." Source: Internet

Blagojevich, 63, walked out of a federal prison in Colorado on Tuesday after serving eight years of a 14-year sentence for wide-ranging political corruption, just hours after Trump granted him a commutation. Source: Internet

Aakash Live students don’t need to spend a significant amount of money on commutation. Source: Internet

Democrats condemned the commutation of Mr. Stone’s 40-month prison term and vowed to investigate. Source: Internet

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