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  Commutation \Com`mu*ta"tion\, n. [L. commutatio: cf. F.
     commutation.]
     1. A passing from one state to another; change; alteration;
        mutation. [R.]
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              So great is the commutation that the soul then hated
              only that which now only it loves.    --South.
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     2. The act of giving one thing for another; barter; exchange.
        [Obs.]
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              The use of money is . . . that of saving the
              commutation of more bulky commodities. --Arbuthnot.
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     3. (Law) The change of a penalty or punishment by the
        pardoning power of the State; as, the commutation of a
        sentence of death to banishment or imprisonment.
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              Suits are allowable in the spiritual courts for
              money agreed to be given as a commutation for
              penance.                              --Blackstone.
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     4. A substitution, as of a less thing for a greater, esp. a
        substitution of one form of payment for another, or one
        payment for many, or a specific sum of money for
        conditional payments or allowances; as, commutation of
        tithes; commutation of fares; commutation of copyright;
        commutation of rations.
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     5. regular travel from a place of residence to a place where
        one's daily work is performed; commuting. Most often, such
        travel is performed between a suburb and a nearby city.
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     Angle of commutation (Astron.), the difference of the
        geocentric longitudes of the sun and a planet.
  
     Commutation of tithes, the substitution of a regular
        payment, chargeable to the land, for the annual tithes in
        kind.
  
     Commutation ticket, a ticket, as for transportation, which
        is the evidence of a contract for service at a reduced
        rate. See 2d Commute, 2.
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  Commutation \Com`mu*ta"tion\, n. [L. commutatio: cf. F.
     commutation.]
     1. A passing from one state to another; change; alteration;
        mutation. [R.]
  
              So great is the commutation that the soul then hated
              only that which now only it loves.    --South.
  
     2. The act of giving one thing for another; barter; exchange.
        [Obs.]
  
              The use of money is . . . that of saving the
              commutation of more bulky commodities. --Arbuthnot.
  
     3. (Law) The change of a penalty or punishment by the
        pardoning power of the State; as, the commutation of a
        sentence of death to banishment or imprisonment.
  
              Suits are allowable in the spiritual courts for
              money agreed to be given as a commutation for
              penance.                              --Blackstone.
  
     4. A substitution, as of a less thing for a greater, esp. a
        substitution of one form of payment for another, or one
        payment for many, or a specific sum of money for
        conditional payments or allowances; as, commutation of
        tithes; commutation of fares; commutation of copyright;
        commutation of rations.
  
     Angle of commutation (Astron.), the difference of the
        geocentric longitudes of the sun and a planet.
  
     Commutation of tithes, the substitution of a regular
        payment, chargeable to the land, for the annual tithes in
        kind.
  
     Commutation ticket, a ticket, as for transportation, which
        is the evidence of a contract for service at a reduced
        rate. See 2d Commute, 2.

  commutation
       n 1: the travel of a commuter [syn: 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: 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
     Γαλλικά n.
     1 η μετάθεση
     2 (ετ τεχνολογία fr) η επικοινωνία ανάμεσα σε δύο σημεία ενός δίκτυο

  commutation
     n.
     1 (lb en formal or archaic) substitution of one thing for another;
  interchange.
     2 Specifically, the substitution of one kind of payment for another,
  especially a switch to monetary payment from obligations of labour.
     n.
     (lb en US nonstandard) The process or habit of journeying to and from
  work on a regular basis; commuting.

  commutation
     n.
     1 (lb en formal or archaic) substitution of one thing for another;
  interchange.
     2 Specifically, the substitution of one kind of payment for another,
  especially a switch to monetary payment from obligations of labour.
     n.
     (lb en US nonstandard) The process or habit of journeying to and from
  work on a regular basis; commuting.

  commutation
     n.
     1 (lb en formal or archaic) substitution of one thing for another;
  interchange.
     2 Specifically, the substitution of one kind of payment for another,
  especially a switch to monetary payment from obligations of labour.
     n.
     (lb en US nonstandard) The process or habit of journeying to and from
  work on a regular basis; commuting.

  commutation
     n.
     1 (lb en formal or archaic) substitution of one thing for another;
  interchange.
     2 Specifically, the substitution of one kind of payment for another,
  especially a switch to monetary payment from obligations of labour.
     n.
     (lb en US nonstandard) The process or habit of journeying to and from
  work on a regular basis; commuting.

  commutation
     Englanti n.
     1 lievennys
     2 korvaaminen, vaihtaminen
     3 virrankääntö

  Commutation /kˌɒmjuːtˈeɪʃən/
  التخفيف

  commutation //kɒmjuːˈteɪʃən// 
  1. размя́на, смя́на
  a passing from one state to another; change; alteration; mutation
  2. замя́на, размя́на
  the act of giving one thing for another; barter; exchange
  3. [[смекча́ване]] на [[наказа́ние]]
  the change to a lesser penalty or punishment by the State
  4. комута́ция, превклю́чване
  the reversal of an electric current

  commutation /kˌɒmjuːtˈeɪʃən/ 
  výměna

  commutation /kˌɒmjuːtˈeɪʃən/
  Ablösung  [fin.]
           Note: von etw.
        "commutation of an annuity"  - Ablösung einer Rente, Rentenablösung
   see: commutation debt, commutation payment
  
           Note: of sth.

  commutation /kˌɒmjuːtˈeɪʃən/
  Stromwendung , Kommutierung  [electr.]

  commutation /kˌɒmjuːtˈeɪʃən/
  Umwandlung , Strafumwandlung  [jur.]
           Note: von etw. in etw.
        "a commutation of a death sentence to life imprisonment"  - die Umwandlung einer Todesstrafe in lebenslange Haft
   see: commutations
  
           Note: of sth. to sth.

  commutation //kɒmjuːˈteɪʃən// 
  1. vaihtaminen
  the act of giving one thing for another; barter; exchange
  2. lievennys
  the change to a lesser penalty or punishment by the State
  3. kommutointi
  the reversal of an electric current

  commutation /kˌɒmjuːtˈeɪʃən/ 
  1. भारी~दण्ड~के~स्थान~पर~हल्का~दण्ड़~देना
        "They appealed for commutation of his death sentence with life imprisonment."

  commutation /kˌɒmjuːtˈeɪʃən/
  ublaženje kazne, zamjena

  commutation /kˌɒmjuːtˈeɪʃən/
  1. büntetés megváltoztatása
  2. felcserélés

  commutation //kɒmjuːˈteɪʃən// 
  komutasi, pergantian
  a passing from one state to another; change; alteration; mutation

  commutation /kˌɒmjuːtˈeɪʃən/
  1. değiştirme, değiş mübadele
  2. (A.B.D.) bir kimsenin evi ile işi araslnda abonman bileti ile yaptğı yolculuk
  3. (huk.) cezanın değiştirilmesi veya hafifletilmesi. commutation ticket abone kartı veya bileti.

  commutation /kɔ.my.ta.sjɔ̃/ 
  utbyte

  
/ˌkɑmjəˈteɪʃən/

  
/kɔmytasjɔ̃/

  COMMUTATION, punishments. The change of a punishment to which a person has 
  been condemned into a less severe one. This can be granted only by the 
  executive authority in which the pardoning power resides. 
  
  

  82 Moby Thesaurus words for "commutation":
     agency, alternation, amends, atonement, balancing,
     battledore and shuttlecock, change, compensation, cooperation,
     counteraction, counterbalancing, counterchange, course, cross fire,
     crossing, delegation, deputation, deputyship, displacement,
     exchange, expiation, give-and-take, globe-trotting, going,
     indemnification, indemnity, interchange, intermutation, interplay,
     journeying, lex talionis, locomotion, measure for measure, motion,
     movement, moving, mutual admiration, mutual support,
     mutual transfer, mutuality, offsetting, passage, permutation,
     power of attorney, progress, quid pro quo, reciprocality,
     reciprocation, reciprocity, recompense, rectification, redress,
     reparation, repayment, replacement, representation, restitution,
     retaliation, revenge, satisfaction, something for something,
     subrogation, substitution, supersedence, superseding, supersedure,
     supersession, supplantation, supplanting, supplantment, switch,
     tit for tat, tourism, touristry, traject, trajet, transit,
     transposal, transposition, travel, traveling, vicariousness
  
  

  n. 交换,变换,代替;

     n. 交换,变换,代替