Commutation
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
The change of a punishment to which a person has been condemned into a less severe one.
This can be granted 321; In re Victor, 31 Ohio St. 206; Lee v. Murphy, 22 Gratt (Va.) 789, 12 Am. Re;
See Pbisoneu.