Commutation
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Commutation, conversion; the change of a penalty or punishment from a greater to a less; or giving one thing in satisfaction of another-as commuting tithes into a rent-charge, copyhold services into money payments, etc., annual payments into one lump payment, as under the (English) Pensions Commutation Act, 1871 (34 & 35 Vict. c. 36).
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