commutation

IPA: kɑmjʌtˈeɪʃʌn

(formal or archaic) Substitution of one thing for another; interchange.
Specifically, the substitution of one kind of payment for another, especially a switch to monetary payment from obligations of labour.
(law) The change to a lesser penalty or punishment by the State
(linguistics) Substitution, as a means of discriminating between phonemes.
(electronics) The reversal of an electric current.
(obsolete) A passing from one state to another; change; alteration; mutation.
(obsolete) The act of giving one thing for another; barter; exchange.
(US, nonstandard) The process or habit of journeying to and from work on a regular basis; commuting.

Examples of "commutation" in Sentences

Thus, the commutation is a part of a cowardly coverup.
Yesterday's term was commutation, which is defined as:
Like a pardon, a commutation is a form of clemency, granted to the president by the Constitution.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is calling the commutation a "betrayal of trust of the American people."
Recently, the president did not pardon him but granted him with a commutation, which is definitely to his advantage.
It's whether or not the circumstances of the case warrants some clemency, in this case, a commutation, which is rarely granted.
Of course, as Joe Wilson also pointed out, if the commutation was the result of a quid pro quo, then Libby will continue to have no motivation to tell the truth to prosecutors.
The commutation is a virtual admission of guilt by Bush that the outing of Plame was part of a generalized conspiracy in the White House that involved major players, i.e. either Bush or Cheney themselves.
"The cash payment in commutation of leave under this paragraph shall equal the compensation that such employee would have received had he remained in the service until the expiration of the period of such leave."
Q Joe, Howard Wolfson, who is the spokesman for Mrs. Clinton's exploratory committee, says, "she stands by her Saturday statement," which was that the FALN convicts '"absence of a response speaks volumes," and the commutation is a mistake.