Look up: commutation

1. commutation
   [n] - a warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater one 2. [n] - (law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law 3. [n] - the travel of a commuter
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2. commutation
   transferring the real-time processing work load from one specific or multiplexer program to another within a duplex system Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers) • the transfer of the current from one arm to another Category: Electrical engineering and energy...
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3. Commutation
   Com`mu·ta'tion noun [ Latin commutatio : confer French commutation .] 1. A passing from one state to another; change; alteration; mutation. [ R.] « So great is the commutation that the soul then hated only that which ...
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4. commutation
   commuting noun the travel of a commuter
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5. commutation
   noun a warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater one
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6. commutation
   noun (law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law
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7. Commutation
   • (n.) A substitution, as of a less thing for a greater, esp. a substitution of one form of payment for another, or one payment for many, or a specific sum of money for conditional payments or allowances; as, commutation of tithes; commutation of fares; commutation of copyright; commutation of ...
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8. commutation
   (from the article `indulgence`) ...the rise of indulgences, the Crusades, and the reforming papacy was the economic resurgence of Europe that began in the 11th century. Part of this ...
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9. commutation
   in law, shortening of a term of punishment or lowering of the level of punishment. For example, a 10-year jail sentence may be commuted to 5 years, ...
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10. COMMUTATION
    The reduction of a sentence, as from death to life imprisonment.
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11. commutation
    
    • the travel of a commuter
    • a warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater one
    • the reduction is severity of a punishment imposed by law
    • the substitution of one method of payment for another
    
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12. commutation
    This is giving up part or all of a pension in return for getting a one-off payment straightaway. It is also called a cash option....
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13. Commutation
    controlling the currents or voltages in the motor phases in an effort to optimize motor performance; can be achieved mechanically or electrically.
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14. commutation
    change-over switching in a periodic and automatic manner without interruption of the electric current
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15. commutation
    the transfer of current from one main gap to another in a predetermined order
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16. commutation
    in an electronic power converter the transfer of current from one conducting arm to the next to conduct in sequence, without interruption of the current, both arms conducting simultaneously during a finite time interval
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17. Commutation
    It is the act of lessening of the sentence given to any prisoner on health, behaviour or any other grounds.It is given by the executive head of the state like the Governor.It is distinguished from being pardoned where the accused is released from punishemt completely.
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18. Commutation
    Commutation is the right to receive an immediate cash sum in return for accepting smaller annual payments at some time in the future. This is usually associated with a pension in which certain life-assurance policyholders can, on retirement, elect to take a cash sum from the pension fund immediately and a reduced annual pension.
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19. Commutation
    (neurophysiology) In neurophysiology, `commutation` is the process of how the brain`s neural circuits exhibit non-commutativity. Physiologist Douglas B. Tweed and coworkers consider whether certain neural circuits in the brain exhibit noncommutativity and state: <blockquote>In noncommutati...
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