Answer: commutation

AnswerCrossword Clue
commutationAction or the process of commuting a judicial sentence
commutationthe exchange of the death sentence for a less severe punishment
commutationThe property of having a commutative relation
commutationThe conversion of a legal obligation or entitlement into another form, e.g., the replacement of an annuity or series of payments by a single payment
commutationThe process of commutating an electric current