as in exchange
a giving or taking of one thing of value in return for another
an international commutation of food for oil
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What To Know The U.S. Attorney for the District of Colombia submitted a motion to dismiss the indictment against Hernandez, citing the executive order granting pardons and commutation of sentences for certain offenses relating to the January 6 riot.
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Neither a pardon nor a commutation signifies innocence or erases a conviction.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 21 Jan. 2025
The list of those receiving clemency included 14 people receiving commutations to end their sentences, including top members of two militia groups, the Oath Keepers and the Proud Boys.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
Trump issued pardons and commutations to every defendant charged and convicted in connection to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 21 Jan. 2025
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Neither a pardon nor a commutation signifies innocence or erases a conviction.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 21 Jan. 2025
The list of those receiving clemency included 14 people receiving commutations to end their sentences, including top members of two militia groups, the Oath Keepers and the Proud Boys.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
Trump issued pardons and commutations to every defendant charged and convicted in connection to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Commutation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commutation. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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