commutation in Spanish
commutation in Spanish is conmutación penal, indulto, conmutación — commutation means the act of swapping one thing for another.
commutation in Spanish
conmutación penal
indulto
conmutación
(obsolete) A passing from one state to another; change; alteration; mutation.
What does "commutation" mean?
- noun The act of swapping one thing for another.
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noun The switch from paying in kind, such as through labour, to paying with money instead.
"Professor Postan has argued in favour of a rapid move towards commutation in the twelfth century which slackened or even went into reverse in the course of the thirteenth."
- noun (law) An official reduction of someone's punishment to something less severe.
- noun (linguistics) The swapping of one sound for another to show they are separate phonemes.
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commutation in a sentence
- Professor Postan has argued in favour of a rapid move towards commutation in the twelfth century which slackened or even went into reverse in the course of the thirteenth.
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What is "commutation" in Spanish?
"commutation" in Spanish is conmutación penal, indulto, conmutación. commutation means: The act of swapping one thing for another.
Are there other ways to say "commutation" in Spanish?
Yes — Spanish has 3 translations listed for "commutation": conmutación penal, indulto, conmutación.
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