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Meaning of 'commutation' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Commutation [ n.]
- 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.

Meaning of 'commutation' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . commutation [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another:
Example in sentence:
  • he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help

Nearby Words:

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