commutation是什么意思？

commutation

英[ˌkɒmjuˈteɪʃn] 美[ˌkɑmjuˈteɪʃn]

• n. 交换， 折算， 折合，减刑；

例句

• Commutation is distinct from reprieve. 减刑不同于缓刑.
• The prisoner obtained a commutation of his sentence from death to life imprisonment. 这个囚犯得到减刑,由死刑改判无期徒刑.
• a commutation of the death sentence to life imprisonment 由死刑减为终身监禁

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. the travel of a commuter
  2. a warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater one
  3. (law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law
  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"

行业词典

• 体育： 交换；
  法律： 减轻刑罚；减刑；
  物理学： 对易；
  电力： 换相；
  电工： 换相；换向；