Term: commutation: (law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law
Candidate hypernym: clemency: leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice → 1
Candidate hypernym: false nettle: any of several flowering weeds of the genus Boehmeria lacking stinging hairs → 0
Candidate hypernym: cipher: a person of no influence → 0
Candidate hypernym: chit: a dismissive term for a girl who is immature or who lacks respect → 0
Candidate hypernym: linguistics department: the academic department responsible for teaching and research in linguistics → 0
Candidate hypernym: northland: any region lying in or toward the north → 0
Candidate hypernym: discretion: the trait of judging wisely and objectively → 0
Candidate hypernym: thessalian: a native or inhabitant of Thessaly → 0
Candidate hypernym: hole: an opening deliberately made in or through something → 0
Candidate hypernym: uracil: a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine → 0
Candidate hypernym: sarcocystis: chief genus of the order Sarcosporidia → 0