Commutation - Definition
commutation
n 1: the travel of a commuter [syn: commutation, commuting]
2: a warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater one
3: (law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by
law [syn: commutation, re-sentencing]
4: 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" [syn: substitution, exchange,
commutation]