commutation

Examples

• All

• He extended commutations, paroles, and reductions of sentences to seventy-nine of the eighty-nine war criminals still imprisoned.

  Academic text (2006)

• The judge announced a commutation of the prisoner's sentence, reducing it from ten years to five.

• "Some of his efforts, in concert with those of German bishops, resulted in the commutation of sentences of those convicted of war crimes."

  Academic text (2011)

• After all the criminality that began before 2000, Bush, with Libby's commutation, has brazenly proven complete disregard for justice and laws.

  Blog text (11)

• Prisoners convicted under criminal law, on the other hand, serve a sentence that is set by the judge (though in some instances, the sentence might be shortened through parole or commutation).

  Academic text (2005)

• After months of advocacy, she finally received a commutation that lessened her substantial punishment.

Synonyms

R

re-sentencing

vscommutation

• UK

7.9

Giving a new, often lighter, punishment to someone after a judge already gave them one

reduces punishment by an official decision rather than assigning a new one

Antonyms

I

to increase

∞ 1.0

To make something larger or more in number

Compounds

C

commutation ticket

• Archaic

5.1

A ticket that lets you travel many times at a lower price for regular journeys

How Reduced

pardon

• Formal

252 4.2

commutation

• Formal

5 7.7

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