commuer

French

Etymology

From Latin commutare, under influence of French muer.[1]

Verb

commuer

  1. (law) to commute (a sentence)
    Commuer la peine de quelqu'un. - to commute someone's sentence.

Conjugation

References

  1. Picoche, Jacqueline; Jean-Claude Rolland (2009), muer”, in Dictionnaire étymologique du français (in French), Paris: Dictionnaires Le Robert

Further reading

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