as in exchange
a giving or taking of one thing of value in return for another
an international commutation of food for oil
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Recent Examples of commutation
The clemency actions included a blanket pardon for his son Hunter Biden, preemptive pardons for other family members and Trump adversaries, and sweeping commutations for nonviolent drug offenders.
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Joey Garrison, USA Today, 17 July 2025
Local law enforcement officials early this year scrambled to obtain information about the commutation in January.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 16 July 2025
For example, Trump granted a commutation to Philip Esformes, a Florida health care executive convicted in 2019 of a $1.3 billion Medicare and Medicaid fraud scheme.
—Brett Kelman, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Oyer said Trump's commutation of restitution payments is without precedent.
—Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 12 June 2025
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Joey Garrison, USA Today, 17 July 2025
Local law enforcement officials early this year scrambled to obtain information about the commutation in January.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 16 July 2025
For example, Trump granted a commutation to Philip Esformes, a Florida health care executive convicted in 2019 of a $1.3 billion Medicare and Medicaid fraud scheme.
—Brett Kelman, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Oyer said Trump's commutation of restitution payments is without precedent.
—Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commutation
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Under the proposal, the release of all Israeli hostages—dead and alive—would occur within 72 hours of Israel formally accepting the deal, in exchange for the release of 250 Palestinians serving life sentences and 1,700 detainees from Gaza.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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The company also acquired Australian cryptocurrency exchange Independent Reserve earlier in September.—
Tasmin Lockwood,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Commutation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commutation. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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