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Discover LudwigThe phrase "commuted by" is correct and usable in written English.
It is usually used to indicate that a sentence or punishment has been changed or reduced. For example: The ten-year prison sentence was commuted by the governor after the prisoner's situation was reconsidered.
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The sentence was commuted by the king.
Her sentence was commuted by President Jimmy Carter.
A not inconsiderable number had their sentences commuted by the governor.
Mr. Stanford's sentence was later commuted by the governor of Kentucky.
Hi sentence was later commuted by Governor Dewey to life imprisonment.
For a while, he commuted by train with his father, and they swapped trading stories.
He served two years of a five-year prison term, but in 1927 his sentence was commuted by Pres.
Jacqueline Skinner, a travel consultant in Manhattan, is a traditionalist who has commuted by train since 1959.
For many years, he commuted by canoe from the houseboat to the medical school across Portage Bay on Lake Union.
The couple commuted by car pool to New York City, where Ms. Guardado worked for a nonprofit agency.
The dealer later hired Hugh Rodham as a lobbyist and had his sentence commuted by President Clinton.
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