meaning of commutation
1. A passing from one state to another; change; alteration; mutation.
2. The act of giving one thing for another; barter; exchange.
3. The change of a penalty or punishment by the pardoning power of the State; as, the commutation of a sentence of death to banishment or imprisonment.
4. A substitution, as of a less thing for a greater, esp. a substitution of one form of payment for another, or one payment for many, or a specific sum of money for conditional payments or allowances; as, commutation of tithes; commutation of fares; commutation of copyright; commutation of rations.
5. 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
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