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COMMUTATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of putting one thing or person in the place of another:
Example:
he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help
Synonyms:
commutation; exchange; substitution
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("commutation" is a kind of...):
change (the action of changing something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "commutation"):
replacement; replacing (the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another)
subrogation ((law) the act of substituting of one creditor for another)
ablactation; weaning (the act of substituting other food for the mother's milk in the diet of a child or young mammal)
Derivation:
commute (change the order or arrangement of)
commute (exchange positions without a change in value)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The travel of a commuter
Synonyms:
commutation; commuting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("commutation" is a kind of...):
travel; traveling; travelling (the act of going from one place to another)
Derivation:
commute (travel back and forth regularly, as between one's place of work and home)
Sense 3
Meaning:
(law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law
Synonyms:
commutation; re-sentencing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("commutation" is a kind of...):
clemency; mercifulness; mercy (leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Derivation:
commute (exchange a penalty for a less severe one)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater one
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("commutation" is a kind of...):
warrant (a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Derivation:
commute (exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category)
commute (exchange a penalty for a less severe one)
