The Only Use of
commute
in
To Kill a Mockingbird
- "He'll go to the chair," said Atticus, "unless the Governor commutes his sentence."
p. 250.5commutes = exchanges a punishment for a less severe punishment
Definitions:
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(1)
(commute as in: commute from New Jersey) regular travel -- such as between home and work
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(2)
(commute as in: commute the sentence) to exchange a penalty for one that is less severe
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(3)
(commutative property as in: commutative property of addition) math: the order in which two numbers are added or multiplied does not change their sum or product (2+3=3+2) and (4×7=7×4)