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Definisjon av commutation

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Noun
commutation - a warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater one
warrant a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts
jurisprudence, law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
commutation - the travel of a commuter
commuting
traveling, travelling, travel the act of going from one place to another; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel"
commutation - (law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law
re-sentencing
clemency, mercifulness, mercy leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court"
jurisprudence, law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
commutation - 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"
substitution, exchange
change the action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election"
replacing, replacement the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; "replacing the star will not be easy"
subrogation (law) the act of substituting of one creditor for another
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Substantiv
commutation - A passing from one state to another; change; alteration; mutation.
commutation - The act of giving one thing for another; barter; exchange.
commutation - Substitution of one thing for another; interchange.
commutation - Specifically, the substitution of one kind of payment for another, especially a switch to monetary payment from obligations of labour.
commutation - The change to a lesser penalty or punishment by the State.
commutation - Substitution, as a means of discriminating between phonemes.
commutation - The reversal of an electric current.

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  • commutation
    The act of putting one thing or person in the place of another.

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