Under which pardoning power of the President, one form of punishment is substituted by a lighter form?

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Under which pardoning power of the President, one form of punishment is substituted by a lighter form?

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Polity

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SSC

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The correct answer is option-1, Commutation. The President of a country has the power to pardon or reduce the sentence of a convicted individual. This power is known as the pardoning power. When the President exercises this power by substituting a harsher form of punishment with a lighter one, it is called commutation. Commutation is typically used when a person has been sentenced to a long or severe punishment, and the President decides to lessen the severity of their punishment.

Option-2, Remission, refers to the reduction of a punishment without a complete substitution.

Option-3, Respite, refers to the temporary suspension or delay of a punishment, usually for a specific period of time.

Option-4, Reprieve, refers to the postponement or cancellation of a punishment, usually a death sentence.

Based on these explanations, the correct answer is option-1, Commutation.

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