He appealed for (a) commutation of the death sentence to life imprisonment. 他已上诉请求将死刑减为无期徒刑.
He appealed for commutation of the death sentence to life imprisonment. 他已上诉请求将死刑减为无期徒刑.
They still can't request a commutation of their sentences, or own a firearm. 他们仍然不能要求减刑,也不能拥有枪支。
commutation
[ noun ]
the travel of a commuter
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a warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater one
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(law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law
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the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another:
<noun.act> he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help
Commutation \Com`mu*ta"tion\, n. [L. commutatio: cf. F. 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 now only it loves. --South.
2. The act of giving one thing for another; barter; exchange. [Obs.]
The use of money is . . . that of saving the commutation of more bulky commodities. --Arbuthnot.
3. (Law) The change of a penalty or punishment by the pardoning power of the State; as, the commutation of a sentence of death to banishment or imprisonment.
Suits are allowable in the spiritual courts for money agreed to be given as a commutation for penance. --Blackstone.
4. 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 rations.
5. regular travel from a place of residence to a place where one's daily work is performed; commuting. Most often, such travel is performed between a suburb and a nearby city.
{Angle of commutation} (Astron.), the difference of the geocentric longitudes of the sun and a planet.
{Commutation of tithes}, the substitution of a regular payment, chargeable to the land, for the annual tithes in kind.
{Commutation ticket}, a ticket, as for transportation, which is the evidence of a contract for service at a reduced rate. See 2d {Commute}, 2.
Although Roemer said he was leaning against a commutation, he said he probably would stay the execution for up to 100 days to allow courts to review the case.
In a recommendation to the president, she also called for the commutation of all death sentences and the release of all female prisoners except those convicted of murder.
Thompson freed Dotson a second time when he modified his 1985 commutation order to allow Dotson out on Dec. 24 in what the governor called "a last-chance deal." Two days later, Dotson was arrested after a bar fight in suburban Calumet City.
Botha's commutation of their death sentences came hours after the Appeal Court in Bloemfontein, the nation's highest tribunal, unanimously rejected a petition to reopen the trial.
Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., said on CBS "This Morning" that while he opposes a pardon, the commutation of a prison sentence would be "totally appropriate." "I don't think there should be a prison sentence.
The London-based human rights group called for the commutation of 100 death sentences that have been handed down by the martial law government and for the release of all political prisoners.
However, Roemer said Tuesday that he was leaning against commutation.
After Chiang Kai-shek died in 1975, the government released 3,500 prisoners and reduced the sentences of 13,000 others in a similar mass commutation.