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Ring Road, Vienna, Austria, June 2005 Commuters on the New York City Subway during rush hour Rush hour at Shinjuku Station, Tokyo Traffic jam in Baltimore, Maryland. Commuting is periodically recurring travel between a place of residence and place of work or study, where the traveler, referred to as a commuter, leaves the boundary of their home community. [1]
Commutation (law) (of sentence), a reduction in severity of punishment Commutation (finance) (law) to lessen periodic dues (usually rents, fares or tithes) by paying a lump sum
Commutative is the feminine form of the French adjective commutatif, which is derived from the French noun commutation and the French verb commuter, meaning "to exchange" or "to switch", a cognate of to commute. The term then appeared in English in 1838.
The president's power to issue a pardon or commute a sentence applies only to federal offenses. Therefore, prisoners sentenced to death by their states are not affected by Biden's move.
Means of transportation: how Americans get to work. While the overwhelming number of U.S. commuters drive alone in their cars, almost half of all commuters who use public transit rely on the bus ...
In law, a commutation is the substitution of a lesser penalty for that given after a conviction for a crime. The penalty can be lessened in severity, in duration, or both. Unlike most pardons by government and overturning by the court (a full overturning is equal to an acquittal), a commutation does not affect the status of a defendant's underlying criminal convicti
Shared with British English. (Original meaning: a small portable flask or bottle for storing water or beverages) Commute [10] — To take public transportation. (Original meaning: to regularly travel from one's home to one's workplace or school, or vice versa) Computer shop [28] – An internet cafe. (Original meaning: A shop that sells computers)
Morning rush hour on the New York City Subway platform at Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue Afternoon rush hour traffic on Interstate 95 in Miami. A rush hour (American English, British English) or peak hour (Australian English, Indian English) is a part of the day during which traffic congestion on roads and crowding on public transport is at its highest.