A few days ago
neehigh23

what does,”commute a sentence” mean?

what does,”commute a sentence” mean?

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A few days ago
Anonymous

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If one is assigned the death penalty for a crime, communiting the sentance means to “pardon” the person from death and “commute” the sentance to life in jail
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4 years ago
terpstra
Meaning Of Commute
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6 years ago
Anonymous
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what does,"commute a sentence" mean?

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A few days ago
contrarycrow
From Merriam-Webster Online:

“3 : to change (a penalty) to another less severe

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5 years ago
Anonymous
Do what will make you happy and limit your stress. I just stepped down from my old position with less pay and hours but my peace of mind and less stress has been worth it! Never let a job make you miserable.
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A few days ago
hummmmm
it means they can take part of the sentence off…the guy got jail time, a fine, and probabtion but he doesn’t have to do the jail time now
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