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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Recent Examples of commutation
Trump issues sweeping pardons and commutations for Jan. 6 rioters
Ball was among the few defendants being held pretrial in connection with his Jan. 6 case, after prosecutors accused him of using an explosive device to assault officers trying to protect the Capitol in the Lower West End Tunnel.
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Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 22 Jan. 2025
His presidential pardons and commutations for his loyalists unjustly lifts that responsibility.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2025
Trump's pardon goes beyond his original campaign promise of a commutation, which would have merely ended Ulbricht's incarceration.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
The president has the pardon and commutation authority.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 22 Jan. 2025
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Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 22 Jan. 2025
His presidential pardons and commutations for his loyalists unjustly lifts that responsibility.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2025
Trump's pardon goes beyond his original campaign promise of a commutation, which would have merely ended Ulbricht's incarceration.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
The president has the pardon and commutation authority.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Commutation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commutation. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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