| Noun | 1. | commutation - the travel of a commuter | |
| 2. | commutation - a warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater onewarrant - a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" | |
| 3. | commutation - (law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by lawmercy, clemency, mercifulness - leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court" jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" | |
| 4. | commutation - 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"change - the action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election" replacing, replacement - the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; "replacing the star will not be easy" subrogation - (law) the act of substituting of one creditor for another weaning, ablactation - the act of substituting other food for the mother's milk in the diet of a child or young mammal | |