Assertion: commutation | /r/CapableOf | reduce sentence
Facets:
value: to a lesser time period
type: OTHER
value: either totally
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: According to the U.S. Department of Justice, a commutation reduces a sentence, either totally or partially, but does not change the fact of conviction, imply innocence or remove civil disabilities, such as the right to vote or to hold public office.
text: Pardons forgive the defendant for the crime, while commutation only reduces the sentence.
text: Someone convicted of a federal crime can only request a full pardon five years after he or she has been released from prison, but anyone still in prison can seek a commutation, which would reduce their sentence if granted.
text: A commutation of sentence reduces a sentence to a lesser time period.
text: A commutation reduces or eliminates a sentence it does not change the fact of conviction and it is not an exoneration in the sense that it is equivalent to a declaration of innocence.
text: Pardons forgive the defendant for the crime, while commutation only reduces the sentence.