Commutation

n.	1.	A passing from one state to another; change; alteration; mutation. So great is the commutation that the soul then hated only that which now only it loves. - South.
	2.	The act of giving one thing for another; barter; exchange. The use of money is . . . that of saving the commutation of more bulky commodities. - Arbuthnot.
	3.	(Law) 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. Suits are allowable in the spiritual courts for money agreed to be given as a commutation for penance. - Blackstone.
	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.	regular travel from a place of residence to a place where one's daily work is performed; commuting. Most often, such travel is performed between a suburb and a nearby city. Angle of commutation (Astron.) the difference of the geocentric longitudes of the sun and a planet. Commutation of tithes the substitution of a regular payment, chargeable to the land, for the annual tithes in kind. Commutation ticket a ticket, as for transportation, which is the evidence of a contract for service at a reduced rate. See 2d Commute, 2.

Noun	1.	commutation - the travel of a commuter Synonyms: commuting
	2.	commutation - a warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater one
	3.	commutation - (law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law Synonyms: re-sentencing
	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" Synonyms: substitution, exchange

COMMUTATION, punishments. The change of a punishment to which a person has been condemned into a less severe one. This can be granted only by the executive authority in which the pardoning power resides.

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