Reference meaning
commutation
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the travel of a commuter
Related source terms
commuting
Other meanings
2. noun
a warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater one
3. noun
(law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law
4. noun
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"
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