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Commute a sentence

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-001112

To reduce the severity or duration of a legally imposed criminal punishment, typically by an executive act of clemency from a governor or president. This action shortens the time an individual must serve in prison or lessens the fine. It does not erase the conviction, unlike a pardon.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-001112
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-001112",
  "term": "Commute a sentence",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "To reduce the severity or duration of a legally imposed criminal punishment, typically by an executive act of clemency from a governor or president. This action shortens the time an individual must serve in prison or lessens the fine. It does not erase the conviction, unlike a pardon.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/commute-a-sentence/"
}

Record 944 of 5,445 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.