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Commute

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

commute


com·mut·ed
com·mut·ing
1 : to convert (as a payment) into another form
2 : to change (a penalty) to one less severe esp. out of clemency compare pardon
com·mu·ta·tion [kÄ -myə-tā-shən]
n

com·mu·ta·tive [kə-myü-tə-tiv, kÄ -myə-tā-tiv]
adj




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