| NOUN | act | commutation, commuting | the travel of a commuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | commutation | a warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater one | |
| act | commutation, re-sentencing | (law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law | |
| act | commutation, substitution, exchange | the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another |
| Sounds | kaa.myahtey'shahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | The travel of a commuter. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | commuting | |
| Broader | travel, traveling, travelling | The act of going from one place to another |
| Spanish | conmutaje | |
| Verbs | commute | travel back and forth regularly, as between one's place of work and home |
| Meaning | A warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater one. | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Broader | warrant | A writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts |
| Verbs | commute | exchange a penalty for a less severe one |
| commute | exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category | |
| Meaning | (law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | re-sentencing | |
| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Broader | clemency, mercifulness, mercy | leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice |
| Spanish | conmutación | |
| Catalan | commutació | |
| Verbs | commute | exchange a penalty for a less severe one |
| Meaning | 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". | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | substitution, exchange | |
| Narrower | replacement, replacing | The act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another |
| subrogation | (law) the act of substituting of one creditor for another | |
| weaning, ablactation | The act of substituting other food for the mother's milk in the diet of a child or young mammal | |
| Broader | change | The action of changing something |
| Spanish | substitución, sustitución | |
| Catalan | commutació, substitució | |
| Verbs | commute | change the order or arrangement / arrangement of |
| commute | exchange positions without a change in value | |
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