commutation

A noun referring to the act of substituting one thing for another, such as the travel of a commuter, or the legal reduction of a punishment.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que denota el acto de sustituir una cosa por otra, como el desplazamiento diario de un pasajero al trabajo o la reducción legal de una pena.

1. Daily travel B2 formal

   The regular travel between one's home and place of work or study.

   • Her daily commutation takes over an hour each way.
   • The new train line has made commutation much easier for residents.
   • He spends a significant portion of his income on commutation costs.

   🇪🇸Viaje diario al trabajo o lugar de estudio

   Sinónimos: commutecommuting

2. Legal reduction of punishment C1 formal legal

   A legal order that replaces a severe punishment with a less severe one.

   • The governor granted a commutation of the prisoner's death sentence to life imprisonment.
   • The judge approved a commutation of the sentence due to new evidence.
   • A commutation does not erase the conviction but reduces the penalty.

   🇪🇸Conmutación de pena

   Sinónimos: clemencymitigationreductionremissionreprieve

3. Substitution or replacement C1 formal

   The act of exchanging one thing or person for another.

   • The commutation of the old currency for new notes took several weeks.
   • There was a commutation of roles within the team after the restructuring.
   • The commutation of the original plan to a simpler version was necessary.

   🇪🇸Conmutación, sustitución

   Sinónimos: exchangeinterchangereplacementsubstitutionswaptrade

• commutations plural form
• commutations' possessive plural form
• commutation's possessive singular form