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
One of the commutations Brown took issue with was Carl Andrews, who was sentenced to nearly 10 years for conspiring to deal crack cocaine, according to the newspaper.
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Ray Lewis, Baltimore Sun, 4 Feb. 2025
Trump's argument for blanket clemency for Jan. 6 Trump has defended his decision to give pardons and commutations to all of the defendants charged in connection with the violent Jan. 6 attack, by suggesting that evaluating all of the cases individually would have been too difficult.
—Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 30 Jan. 2025
The founder of the far-right Oath Keepers, newly out of prison after a commutation from President Trump, was ordered by a judge to stay out of D.C. without court permission.
—Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 27 Jan. 2025
Others who received commutations include members of the far-right group the Proud Boys, who were serving sentences after they were convicted of numerous crimes and accused of assaulting law enforcement.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2025
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Ray Lewis, Baltimore Sun, 4 Feb. 2025
Trump's argument for blanket clemency for Jan. 6 Trump has defended his decision to give pardons and commutations to all of the defendants charged in connection with the violent Jan. 6 attack, by suggesting that evaluating all of the cases individually would have been too difficult.
—Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 30 Jan. 2025
The founder of the far-right Oath Keepers, newly out of prison after a commutation from President Trump, was ordered by a judge to stay out of D.C. without court permission.
—Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 27 Jan. 2025
Others who received commutations include members of the far-right group the Proud Boys, who were serving sentences after they were convicted of numerous crimes and accused of assaulting law enforcement.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for commutation
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“Commutation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commutation. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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