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commutal

commutal noun: commutation (of a sentence).

Noun

commutal (countable and uncountable, plural commutals)

  1. (Nigeria) commutation (of a sentence)
    • Gladys' conviction generated reactions from a cross-section of Nigerians who pleaded for the commutal of the death sentence to a jail-term.1985, Concord Weekly
    • The demand for commutal of sentences was informed by two factors.1998, The Nigerian Journal of the Social Sciences: NJSS.

Forms of commutal

pluralcommutals

Questions about commutal

What does commutal mean?
Commutal means commutation (of a sentence).
What part of speech is commutal?
Commutal is a noun.
What is the plural of commutal?
The plural of commutal is commutals.

Words near commutal in the dictionary

  1. communolects
  2. commutabilities
  3. commutability
  4. commutable
  5. commutableness
  6. commutal
  7. commutals
  8. commutant
  9. commutant lifting theorem
  10. commutants
  11. commutate

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