How to Use commutation in a Sentence
commutation
noun
- He appealed for a commutation of his death sentence to life imprisonment.
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For the rest of us, the case against commutation to a life sentence seems clear.
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Keri Blakinger,
San Antonio Express-News,
22 Feb. 2018
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This is the fourth time Smart has sought a commutation.
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Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2024
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Jones cleared the first hurdle in the state’s commutation process in March.
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Washington Post,
13 Sep. 2021
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Cox was the first commutation the board had granted in two years.
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Kelan Lyons,
courant.com,
21 Jan. 2022
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The charges were dropped in 2018, but are now said to have stalled his prospect of a pardon or commutation.
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Joseph Simonson,
Washington Examiner,
18 Jan. 2021
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With the commutation, Stone's 40-month sentence was wiped away days before he was set to go to prison.
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Jerry Dunleavy,
Washington Examiner,
12 July 2020
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Click here for the full list of Tuesday’s pardons and commutations.
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Fox News,
19 Feb. 2020
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Of course, this could be all for naught, and Trump could grant Stone clemency with a pardon and commutation of his sentence.
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Siraj Hashmi,
Washington Examiner,
21 Feb. 2020
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Burrell had asked the board for a pardon and commutation to time already served.
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NBC News,
16 Dec. 2020
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Here's a handy guide to the seven people Trump has pardoned or given a commutation to so far, and who could be up next.
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NBC News,
17 June 2018
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This commutation is far more reflective of the crime than 110 years.
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Mark Osborne,
ABC News,
30 Dec. 2021
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At the time of the commutation, the law said Neelley would be eligible for parole in 15 years.
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Mike Cason,
AL.com,
30 Mar. 2018
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The Crewe d’Observe always looks forward to their annual commutation with the Sisters of the Moon.
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al,
5 Feb. 2023
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Failure to do so would void the reprieve or commutation.
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Mike Cason | [email protected],
al,
25 Aug. 2022
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Over her three decades behind bars, Smart has applied three times for a commutation.
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Miles Cohen,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2023
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Her commutation is the sixth act of clemency Trump has issued since taking office, and others may be on the way.
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Doug Criss,
CNN,
7 June 2018
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Jones claimed in his commutation filing that the gun and bandana were planted there by the actual killer.
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BostonGlobe.com,
13 Sep. 2021
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But when Brown announced who was getting pardons and commutations last spring, Burnett wasn’t on the list.
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Juliet Linderman,
The Seattle Times,
27 Nov. 2018
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At the time, Foster became the only Texas inmate to win a commutation from Perry without the prodding of a court.
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Fox News,
31 July 2018
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Bauer said that there are other predictors of response, such as looking at whether there’s a commutation in the TP53 gene.
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Nick Blackmer,
Verywell Health,
7 June 2024
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The commutation was one of three granted by Polis on Thursday.
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Fox News,
31 Dec. 2021
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Under a commutation, a person can be freed from prison, but the conviction sticks.
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Paul Egan,
Detroit Free Press,
10 Aug. 2021
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The commutation is the latest of such actions the president has taken in recent weeks.
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Louise Radnofsky,
WSJ,
6 June 2018
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As governor, DeWine has the power to reduce their sentences, but the commutation process takes months.
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Jessie Balmert,
Cincinnati.com,
7 Apr. 2020
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The news of Jones’ commutation spurred an explosion of emotion.
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Josh Dulaney,
USA TODAY,
20 Nov. 2021
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In Texas, the governor granted a rare death row commutation for Thomas Bartlett Whitaker.
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Matthew Haag,
Anchorage Daily News,
23 Feb. 2018
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Jones said in his commutation filing that the gun and bandanna were planted there by the actual killer.
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NBC News,
2 Nov. 2021
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In the absence of any real evidence of abuse—indeed, in the face of compelling evidence to the contrary—the calls for commutation and outright amnesty grew in volume.
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Lawrence Douglas,
Foreign Affairs,
17 June 2017
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But presidents don't always align pardons with their departures: Reagan issued around 8% of his pardons during his final three and a half months in the White House, granting over half of his pardons and commutations in his first four years.
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Avery Lotz,
Axios,
13 July 2024
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