Commutation
[n] 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"
[n] the travel of a commuter
[n] (law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law
[n] a warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater one
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agency, alternation, amends, atonement, balancing, battledore and shuttlecock, change, compensation, cooperation, counteraction, counterbalancing, counterchange, course, cross fire, crossing, delegation, deputation, deputyship, displacement, exchange, exp