commutation
nouns
a warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater one
domain category
the collection of rules imposed by authority
"civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
(law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law
is derived from
the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help"
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