Definition of commutation
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
- … a ridge of hills makes daily commutation to San Francisco arduous.
- —The New York Times
5
:the action of commutating
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