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Meanings of obtain a commutation in inglés

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Usage of obtain a commutation in inglés
1
On this an agitation was got up to obtain a commutation of the sentence of death which had been passed by the judge.
Letters and Journals of James, Eighth Earl of Elgin
2
The relatives, no longer hoping to save the criminal, thought only of obtaining a commutation of the sentence.
Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Volume 1...
3
All hope of obtaining a commutation of the sentence now at an end, the energies of his friends, were turned toward effecting his escape.
Maximilian in Mexico: A Woman's Reminiscences of the French Inte...