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1. : exchange, trade. 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.
COMMUTATION definition: 1. the act of changing a punishment to one that is less severe: 2. the act of changing a…. Learn more.
noun. a substitution or exchange. the replacement of one method of payment by another. the payment substituted. the reduction in severity of a penalty imposed by law. the process of commutating an electric current. the travelling done by a commuter.
Commutation is the formal ending of an insurance or reinsurance agreement by payment of an agreed sum in settlement. The commutation clause provides, by payment of a lump sum, for the complete discharge of all future obligations for reinsurance losses incurred.
1. a substitution or exchange. 2. (Commerce) a. the replacement of one method of payment by another. b. the payment substituted. 3. (Law) the reduction in severity of a penalty imposed by law. 4. (Electronics) the process of commutating an electric current.
The substitution of one kind of payment for another. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. The payment made. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. The travel of a commuter. American Heritage. The act of traveling as a commuter, esp. by using a commutation ticket.
In law, a commutation is the reduction of a punishment for a crime. After getting a commutation, an incarcerated person's original sentence of ten years in prison might be reduced to five years. A commutation is different from a pardon, which eliminates the actual conviction.
Definition of commutation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Commutation is a form of clemency that reduces the punishment for a crime. It usually takes the form of a reduced ("commuted") prison term, but can also reduce court-ordered fines. A commuted sentence replaces the original, court-ordered sentence.
Noun. commutation ( pl. commutations) ( obsolete) A passing from one state to another; change; alteration; mutation. ( obsolete) The act of giving one thing for another; barter; exchange. ( formal or archaic) Substitution of one thing for another; interchange.
