commutable sentence

/kəˈmjuːtəbəl ˈsɛntəns/

Definition

Definition of commutable sentence - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

punishment change

TECH.

legal punishment reduced or altered by authority

TECH.

The governor granted a commutable sentence to the prisoner.
The judge considered a commutable sentence for the young offender.
Advocates pushed for a commutable sentence in the reform bill.

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Expressions with sentence

pass sentence

announce a punishment in a court of law

The judge will pass sentence on the defendant tomorrow.

stiff sentence

severe punishment given by a court

The judge gave him a stiff sentence for the crime.

life sentence

prison term lasting for the convict's natural life

He was given a life sentence for his role in the crime.

prison sentence

period of time someone must spend in prison as punishment

He received a ten-year prison sentence for robbery..

serve a sentence

complete a period of imprisonment

She served a sentence of five years.

serve sentence

complete a period of punishment given by a court

He will serve sentence in the county jail.

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French:peine commuable, ...
German:umwandelbare Strafe, ...
Italian:pena commutabile, ...
Spanish:sentencia conmutada, ...
Portuguese:pena comutável, ...
Chinese:可减刑的判决, ...
Japanese:減刑可能な判決, ...
Arabic:عُقُوبَة مُخَفَّفَة, ...
Hebrew:עֹנֶשׁ שֶׁנִּמְצָא לְהֵאָסֵף אוֹ שֶׁנִּשְׁתַּנָּה בְּאֹפֶן רָשׁוּתִי, ...
Russian:смягчаемое наказание, ...
Ukrainian:пом'якшене покарання, ...
Hindi:परिवर्तनीय सजा, ...
Bengali:শাস্তি হ্রাস, ...
Catalan:sentència commutable, ...
Czech:zmírněný trest, ...
Danish:ændringsbar dom, ...
Dutch:omzetbare straf, ...
Greek:μετατρέψιμη ποινή, ...
Hungarian:enyhített büntetés, ...
Khmer:ទោសដែលអាជ្ញាធរអាចបន្ថយ ឬកែប្រែបាន, ...
Korean:감형된 형벌, ...
Persian:مجازات قابل تخفیف, ...
Polish:złagodzenie wyroku, ...
Portuguese (BR):sentença comutável, ...
Romanian:sentință comutabilă, ...
Swedish:omvandlingsbart straff, ...
Thai:การลดโทษ, ...
Turkish:hafifletilmiş ceza, ...
Vietnamese:bản án có thể giảm nhẹ, ...

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