How to Use commutation in a Sentence

commutation

noun

• He appealed for a commutation of his death sentence to life imprisonment.
• Cox was the first commutation the board had granted in two years.
  — Kelan Lyons, courant.com, 21 Jan. 2022
• For the rest of us, the case against commutation to a life sentence seems clear.
  — Keri Blakinger, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Feb. 2018
• Jones cleared the first hurdle in the state’s commutation process in March.
  — Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2021
• Burrell had asked the board for a pardon and commutation to time already served.
  — NBC News, 16 Dec. 2020
• Over her three decades behind bars, Smart has applied three times for a commutation.
  — Miles Cohen, ABC News, 29 Mar. 2023
• This marks the first commutation of a death sentence in the state since 1999.
  — James Powel, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2025
• Click here for the full list of Tuesday’s pardons and commutations.
  — Fox News, 19 Feb. 2020
• Under a commutation, a person can be freed from prison, but the conviction sticks.
  — Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 10 Aug. 2021
• The charges were dropped in 2018, but are now said to have stalled his prospect of a pardon or commutation.
  — Joseph Simonson, Washington Examiner, 18 Jan. 2021
• That same year, Smart was denied her first request for a commutation hearing.
  — Miles Cohen, ABC News, 13 Feb. 2023
• This commutation is far more reflective of the crime than 110 years.
  — Mark Osborne, ABC News, 30 Dec. 2021
• Jones claimed in his commutation filing that the gun and bandana were planted there by the actual killer.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2021
• With the commutation, Stone's 40-month sentence was wiped away days before he was set to go to prison.
  — Jerry Dunleavy, Washington Examiner, 12 July 2020
• Here's a handy guide to the seven people Trump has pardoned or given a commutation to so far, and who could be up next.
  — NBC News, 17 June 2018
• Jones said in his commutation filing that the gun and bandanna were planted there by the actual killer.
  — NBC News, 2 Nov. 2021
• The news of Jones’ commutation spurred an explosion of emotion.
  — Josh Dulaney, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2021
• But Abdul-Addarr, like so many others, still hopes a last-minute commutation will come through.
  — Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 10 Mar. 2026
• The commutation is the latest of such actions the president has taken in recent weeks.
  — Louise Radnofsky, WSJ, 6 June 2018
• The commutation was one of three granted by Polis on Thursday.
  — Fox News, 31 Dec. 2021
• Pinkard was diagnosed with cancer and was sentenced to one year in prison prior to her commutation on March 4.
  — Caroline Blair, People.com, 29 May 2025
• But when Brown announced who was getting pardons and commutations last spring, Burnett wasn’t on the list.
  — Juliet Linderman, The Seattle Times, 27 Nov. 2018
• The Hammonds had sought only a commutation of their prison sentences to allow them to be released early.
  — Gregory Korte, USA TODAY, 10 July 2018
• Based on Bales’ mental health issues and a traumatic brain injury, the law team seeks a commutation of his sentence.
  — CNN, 3 Mar. 2022
• Except, of course, that few people caught up in the legal system have the resources and the reach to pursue a pardon or sentence commutation.
  — Bill Hamilton, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2025
• At the time of the commutation, the law said Neelley would be eligible for parole in 15 years.
  — Mike Cason, AL.com, 30 Mar. 2018
• In the weeks since Peters’ commutation, some federal funding has flowed to projects involving the state.
  — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 1 June 2026
• The commutation still requires Womack to serve five years of supervised release.
  — Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 19 Jan. 2026
• As governor, DeWine has the power to reduce their sentences, but the commutation process takes months.
  — Jessie Balmert, Cincinnati.com, 7 Apr. 2020
• Polis’ commutation came several weeks later and leaned on the court’s reasoning.
  — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 1 June 2026