commutable
American
[kuh-myoo-tuh-buhl]
/ kəˈmyu tə bəl /
adjective
commutable
British
/ kəˈmjuːtəbəl /
adjective
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law (of a punishment) capable of being reduced in severity
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able to be exchanged
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of commutable
1640–50; < Latin commūtābilis, equivalent to commūtā ( re ) to commute + -bilis -ble
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