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Meanings of commutation in inglés

portugués
substituição
catalán
commutació
español
sustitución

The act of putting one thing or person in the place of another.

sustitución
portugués
migrações diárias

The travel of a commuter.

migrações diárias
catalán
commutació

(Law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law.

commutació

Processes whereby multiple telemetry streams are combined into one frame-based stream for transmission.

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Examples for "re-sentencing"
Examples for "re-sentencing"
1
The case has been referred back to the trial judge for re-sentencing.
BBC
2
However, Corrections considered the time spent in custody waiting for re-sentencing didn't count.
Radio NZ
3
His release was part of a re-sentencing project in Malawi.
Radio NZ
4
In 2009, Dixon was found dead in his cell, on the night before his scheduled re-sentencing.
Radio NZ
5
The judge had called the re-sentencing hearing for Thursday without prompting by defense attorneys or forewarning of his plans.
Reuters
Usage of commutation in inglés
1
The commutation of pensions was an experiment of the most benevolent intention.
Canada and the Canadians, Vol. 1
2
He will also be paid commutation of quarters at the usual rate.
The Story of the Philippines / Natural Riches, Industrial Resour...
3
That was one time when a commutation ticket was good for two.
Boys' Book of Famous Soldiers
4
They were expensive articles, and occasionally money was given as a commutation.
A Righte Merrie Christmasse: The Story of Christ-Tide
5
The commutation did not erase Stone's conviction as a pardon would have.
Reuters
6
This is a writ of commutation, Anthony, signed by Governor Jenna Bush.
The passage
7
Then had come the commutation of his sentence from death to life!
O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921
8
Appeal to the Supreme Court, ask the governor for a commutation.
I'd know you anywhere
9
The other prisoner for the same offences received the same sentence and commutation.
A Soldier's Life: Being the Personal Reminiscences of Edwin G. R...
10
Congressional Republicans criticized the commutation as a dangerous precedent for leakers.
Reuters
11
A commutation leaves the conviction in place, but ends the punishment.
Ebony
12
The application for the commutation of sentence of John W. Burley is denied.
Theodore Roosevelt: An Autobiography
13
We buy commutation tickets, and pay dearly for the trips back and forth.
The Hills of Hingham
14
The president's commutation does not void a criminal conviction as a pardon does.
Radio NZ
15
The salutary effect of the commutation of this man's sentence is quite obvious.
Studies in Forensic Psychiatry
16
He was sentenced to death, but got commutation to life imprisonment.
The Subterranean Brotherhood
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Translations for commutation
español
sustitución
Commutation through the time
Commutation across language varieties
United Kingdom
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