Meaning 1: travels from home to another workplace: John commutes from his home in Montauk to New York City via the Long Island Railroad.
Meaning 2: shortens a legal punishment: [A possible newspaper headline from some years ago] "President Bush commutes sentence of Libby for perjury to time served."
He commutes from the suburbs to the city everyday for his job.
John commutes to work every morning.
noun a person who commutes, especially between home and work. Sentence: The death sentence was commuted, by the commuter, to life imprisonment.
Judicial Duties
Commutes its death sentence, e.g. "pardons" the turkey and sends it someplace to live out its natural life
When a president reduces or commutes the sentence of well-known federal criminal it is called a presidential pardon. This usually occurs just as a president is leaving office.
A British person who commutes (to and from his work).
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The contract stipulates that the work must be completed by the end of the month.
The wind was too strong, so I had to wind up my kite to keep it from blowing away.
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