conmutación

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin commūtātiō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /kommutaˈθjon/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /kommutaˈsjon/
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: con‧mu‧ta‧ción

Noun

conmutación f (plural conmutaciones)

  1. (law) commutation (change to a lesser punishment)
    • 2016 January 2, “Reformas para ampliar el ‘alcance’ de los indultos”, in El Universo:
      Entre los considerandos argumentó que era necesario “ampliar el alcance de la solicitud de indulto, rebaja de penas y conmutación, en beneficio de los derechos de las personas privadas de la libertad”.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. switch, switching
  3. pun (play on words)

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