Assertion: commutation | /r/HasProperty | legal
Facets:
value: for a petitioner
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: In context|legal|lang=en terms the difference between pardon and commutation is that pardon is (legal) an order that releases a convicted criminal without further punishment, prevents future punishment, or (in some jurisdictions) removes an offence from a person's criminal record, as if it had never been committed while commutation is (legal) the change to a lesser penalty or punishment by the state.
text: Simply stated, a commutation is the legal term for a petitioner asking the court to accelerate the payment of an award to answer some pressing need of the claimant.