Assertion: commutation | /r/HasProperty | distinguished
Facets:
value: from a pardon
type: OTHER
value: from reprieve
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Commutation is also distinguished from reprieve, which merely delays or temporarily suspends the sentence.
text: A commutation is distinguished from a pardon, which wipes out the conviction and can even stop the actual or potential charge (as when President Gerald R. Ford pardoned ex-President Richard M. Nixon even without charges having been officially made--a rare instance of the use of the presidential pardon power).