to commute a death sentence to life imprisonment
1Life imprisonment — or life incarceration is a sentence of imprisonment for a serious crime, often for most or even all of the criminal s remaining life, but in fact for a period which varies between jurisdictions: many countries have a maximum possible period of… …
2commute — v. 1) (D; intr.) ( to travel regularly ) to commute between; from; to (to commute between two cities; to commute from the suburbs to the city) 2) (D; tr.) ( to change ) to commute to (the Governor commuted his death sentence to life imprisonment) …
3Commute — Com*mute (k[o^]m*m[=u]t ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Commuted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Commuting}.] [L. commutare, mutatum; com + mutare to change. See {Mutation}.] 1. To exchange; to put or substitute something else in place of, as a smaller penalty,… …
4sentence — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 group of words ADJECTIVE ▪ long, short ▪ Try to keep your sentences short. ▪ complete, whole ▪ broken …
5commute — [[t]kəmju͟ːt[/t]] commutes, commuting, commuted 1) VERB If you commute, you travel a long distance every day between your home and your place of work. [V to/from n] Mike commutes to London every day... [V between n and n] McLaren began commuting… …
6commute — /keuh myooht /, v., commuted, commuting, n. v.t. 1. to change (a prison sentence or other penalty) to a less severe one: The death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment. 2. to exchange for another or for something else; give and take… …
7Abul Ala Maududi — Born 25 September 1903(1903 09 25) Aurangabad, Hyderabad Died 22 September 1979(1979 09 22) (aged 75) Buffalo, New York, U.S. Era Modern Era, 20th Century Region …
8Malmedy massacre trial — A GI surveys the scene of the massacre. The victim s bodies were preserved under the snow until Allied forces recaptured the area in Jan 1945. The Malmedy massacre trial (U.S. vs. Valentin Bersin, et al.) was held in May–July 1946 in the Dachau… …
9Max Stuart — Rupert Maxwell (Max) Stuart (born c. 1932) is an Indigenous Australian who was convicted of murder in 1959. His conviction was subject to several appeals to higher courts, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, and a Royal Commission, all… …
10Henry Lee Lucas — Mug shot of Henry Lee Lucas. Background information Birth name Henry Lee Lucas Also known as …
