as in exchange
a giving or taking of one thing of value in return for another
an international commutation of food for oil
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The district attorney adds that his office has communicated with several family members of Kitty and Jose Menendez and all family members except one, Kitty Menendez’s brother, support commutation.
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Matthew J. Friedman, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
By Samantha Riedel September 19, 2024 One of the men who murdered gay college student Matthew Shepard in 1998 was denied a commutation of his sentence this week, the Wyoming Board of Parole has confirmed.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 19 Sep. 2024
But looming over the proceedings — as well as Hunter Biden’s convictions in a separate gun trial in June — is the possibility of a presidential pardon, or a commutation of sentence.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 6 Sep. 2024
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Thursday a pardon and commutation are still off the table.
—Erica Brown, CBS News, 5 Sep. 2024
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Matthew J. Friedman, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
By Samantha Riedel September 19, 2024 One of the men who murdered gay college student Matthew Shepard in 1998 was denied a commutation of his sentence this week, the Wyoming Board of Parole has confirmed.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 19 Sep. 2024
But looming over the proceedings — as well as Hunter Biden’s convictions in a separate gun trial in June — is the possibility of a presidential pardon, or a commutation of sentence.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 6 Sep. 2024
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Thursday a pardon and commutation are still off the table.
—Erica Brown, CBS News, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Commutation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commutation. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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