- commutable
- adjective
1 law a punishment that is commutable can be made less severe2 payments that are commutable can be exchanged for another type of payment
Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.
commutable
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commutable — [ kɔmytabl ] adj. • 1547; de commuter 1 ♦ Rare Commuable. 2 ♦ Qui peut être commuté. ⇒ substituable; commutation (1o). Éléments commutables. ● commutable adjectif Susceptible de commuter … Encyclopédie Universelle
Commutable — Com*mut a*ble, a. [L. commutabilis.] Capable of being commuted or interchanged. [1913 Webster] The predicate and subject are not commutable. Whately. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
commutable — index convertible, mutable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
commutable — [kə myo͞ot′ə bəl] adj. that can be commuted; interchangeable commutability n … English World dictionary
commutable — UK [kəˈmjuːtəb(ə)l] / US [kəˈmjutəb(ə)l] adjective 1) a place that is commutable is close enough to allow you to travel there and back to work every day 2) legal a commutable punishment can be changed to one that is less severe … English dictionary
commutable — commute ► VERB 1) travel some distance between one s home and place of work on a regular basis. 2) reduce (a judicial sentence, especially a sentence of death) to a less severe one. 3) change (one kind of payment or obligation) for (another).… … English terms dictionary
commutable — adjective see commute I … New Collegiate Dictionary
commutable — commutability, commutableness, n. /keuh myooh teuh beuhl/, adj. that may be commuted; exchangeable or interchangeable. [1640 50; < L commutabilis, equiv. to commuta(re) to COMMUTE + bilis BLE] * * * … Universalium
commutable — adjective Capable of being commuted … Wiktionary
commutable — com·mut·a·ble || kÉ™ mjuËtÉ™bl adj. convertible, changeable, exchangeable … English contemporary dictionary
