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Commutation [agentive]
An Executive_authority exchanges one penalty, the Original_punishment, for another less severe one, the New_punishment. The Offender is who received the Original_punishment is usually expressed as a modifier.
On December 15, 1971|zei, Governor Winfield Dunn|exe conditionally commuted his sentence|ori to twenty years|new.
On December 15, 1971, Governor Winfield Dunn conditionally commuted his|off sentence to twenty years.
She served about two years before President Carter|exe commuted her sentence|ori.
She served about two years before President Carter commuted her|off sentence.
On December 15, 1971|zei, Governor Winfield Dunn|exe conditionally commuted his sentence|ori to twenty years|new.
On December 15, 1971, Governor Winfield Dunn conditionally commuted his|off sentence to twenty years.
She served about two years before President Carter|exe commuted her sentence|ori.
She served about two years before President Carter commuted her|off sentence.
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- #1088
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- frm_commutation
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Commutation (fn_1.7_2023)
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- Commutation
Core Frame Elements (2)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Executive_authority |
The constitutionally specified authority who has the power to commute punishments.
Hearst was sentenced to seven years in prison. 1979, President Jimmy Carter|exe commuted Hearst's prison sentence after she served nearly two years. |
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sentient
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| Original_punishment |
The punishment the Offender was originally sentenced to.
I had learned after all of this period of time has passed the court was about to let (Bush) pay a sum of money and commute her sentence|ori to time served. |
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Peripheral Frame Elements (6)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Manner |
Any description of the commutation which is not covered by more specific FEs, including secondary effects (quietly, loudly) and general descriptions comparing events (the same way). It may indicate salient characteristics of an Executive_authority that also affect the action (presumptuously, coldly, deliberately, eagerly, carefully).
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manner
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| Means |
An action performed by the Executive_authority that accomplishes the commutation.
The governor may commute the sentence by committing the person who may benefit from programs offered at a youth correctional facility to the department of corrections until the youth is 18 years of age or until sooner placed or discharged|mea. |
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state_of_affairs
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| New_punishment |
The new reduced form of punishment that the Executive_authority orders for the Offender.
he bench comprising Justice Tariq Pervez and Justice Ijazul Hassan commuted his sentence to 10-year rigorous imprisonment|new. |
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| Offender |
The individual who was convicted of a crime and given a sentence (the Original_punishment).
Some of the more interesting points to me include the description of Thomas More's original sentence before it was commuted to beheading Some of the more interesting points to me include the description of Thomas More's|off original sentence before it was commuted to beheading |
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| Place |
The location where the Executive_authority commutes the Original_punishment.
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locative_relation
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| Time |
The time at which the Original_punishment is commuted.
Israel yesterday|zei commuted the lengthy prison terms of seven Jews convicted of murdering or plotting to kill Arabs. |
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time
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (1)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Explanation |
A state of affairs that the Executive_authority is responding to in commuting the Original_punishment.
His defence was a good one; but he was convicted and sentenced to death, commuted on account of his influence at court|exp to having his sword broken over his head . |
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state_of_affairs
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Frame-Frame Relations (1)
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Lexical Units (2)
| LU | Type | Definition |
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| commutation.n | — | COD: he action or process of commuting a judicial sentence or a legal obligation or entitlement |
| commute.v | — | COD: reduce (a judicial sentence, especially a sentence of death) to a less severe one |
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