Associations to the word «Commutation»
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
COMMUTATION, noun. (obsolete) A passing from one state to another; change; alteration; mutation.
COMMUTATION, noun. (obsolete) The act of giving one thing for another; barter; exchange.
COMMUTATION, noun. (formal or archaic) Substitution of one thing for another; interchange.
COMMUTATION, noun. Specifically, the substitution of one kind of payment for another, especially a switch to monetary payment from obligations of labour.
COMMUTATION, noun. (legal) The change to a lesser penalty or punishment by the State
COMMUTATION, noun. (linguistics) Substitution, as a means of discriminating between phonemes.
COMMUTATION, noun. (electronics) The reversal of an electric current.
Dictionary definition
COMMUTATION, noun. The travel of a commuter.
COMMUTATION, noun. A warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater one.
COMMUTATION, noun. (law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law.
COMMUTATION, 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".
Wise words
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