commutation
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com·mu·ta·tion
(kŏm′yə-tā′shən)n.
1. A substitution, exchange, or interchange.
2.
a. The substitution of one kind of payment for another.
b. The payment substituted.
3. The travel of a commuter.
4. Electricity
a. Conversion of alternating to unidirectional current.
b. Reversal of current direction.
5. Law Reduction of a penalty to a less severe one.
[Middle English commutacioun, from Latin commūtātiō, commūtātiōn-, from commūtātus, past participle of commūtāre, to alter, exchange; see commute.]
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commutation
(ˌkɒmjʊˈteɪʃən)n
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
5. US the travelling done by a commuter
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com•mu•ta•tion
(ˌkɒm yəˈteɪ ʃən)n.
1. the act of substituting one thing for another; substitution; exchange.
2. the changing of a prison sentence or other penalty to another less severe.
3. the act of commuting, as to and from a place of work.
4. the substitution of one kind of payment for another.
5. the act or process of commutating.
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| Noun | 1. |  commutation - the travel of a commuter travel, traveling, travelling - the act of going from one place to another; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel" |
| 2. | commutation - a warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater one warrant - a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" | |
| 3. | commutation - (law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law mercy, clemency, mercifulness - leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court" law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" | |
| 4. | 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" change - the action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election" replacement, replacing - 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 weaning, ablactation - the act of substituting other food for the mother's milk in the diet of a child or young mammal |
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commutation
nounThe act of exchanging or substituting:
Informal: swap.
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Translations
commutation
[ˌkɒmjʊˈteɪʃən]A. N (gen, Fin) → conmutación f (US) (Rail etc) → uso m de un billete de abono
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commutation
n
(Jur) → Umwandlung f
commutation ticket (US) → Zeitnetzkarte f
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