commutation
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Commutation only reduces the punishment for a crime, whereas a full pardon erases a conviction.
From Salon • Dec. 30, 2025
Commutation alters a prison sentence that officials consider unjust and can only be granted by Oklahoma’s governor, once someone has been recommended by the state Pardon and Parole Board.
From The Guardian • Nov. 5, 2019
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.
From Washington Post • Aug. 3, 2016
Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to expire on December 1, 2016.
From Washington Post • Aug. 3, 2016
The defendants pleaded the Commutation Act in defence; to this plea the plaintiffs demurred; and the court, as it was bound to do, gave judgment for the plaintiff on the demurrer.
From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)
Vocabulary lists containing commutation
The Executive Branch: The Presidency and Vice Presidency
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The Prince and The Pauper
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State and Local Governments, Sections 1–4
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