commutation
English Thesaurus
1. the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | change, |
| definition | : | the action of changing something (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | replacement, replacing, |
| definition | : | the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | subrogation, |
| definition | : | (law) the act of substituting of one creditor for another (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | ablactation, weaning, |
| definition | : | the act of substituting other food for the mother's milk in the diet of a child or young mammal (noun.act) |
2. the travel of a commuter (noun.act)
3. (law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | clemency, mercifulness, mercy, |
| definition | : | leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice (noun.act) |
| domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
| definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
4. a warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater one (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | warrant, |
| definition | : | a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts (noun.communication) |
| domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
| definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
5. the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: (noun.act)
| derivation | : | commute, transpose, |
| definition | : | exchange positions without a change in value (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | exchange, |
| definition | : | hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent (verb.social) |
6. the travel of a commuter (noun.act)
| derivation | : | commute, |
| definition | : | travel back and forth regularly, as between one's place of work and home (verb.motion) |
7. (law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law (noun.act)
8. a warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater one (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | change, commute, convert, exchange, |
| definition | : | exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category (verb.change) |
9. the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: (noun.act)
| derivation | : | commute, transpose, |
| definition | : | exchange positions without a change in value (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | exchange, |
| definition | : | hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent (verb.social) |
10. the travel of a commuter (noun.act)
| derivation | : | commute, |
| definition | : | travel back and forth regularly, as between one's place of work and home (verb.motion) |
11. (law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law (noun.act)
12. a warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater one (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | change, commute, convert, exchange, |
| definition | : | exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category (verb.change) |
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