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- Dictionaryamendment/əˈmɛn(d)m(ə)nt/
noun
- 1. a minor change or addition designed to improve a text, piece of legislation, etc.: "an amendment to existing bail laws"
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a change or changes made to the words of a text: He insisted that the book did not need amendment. I've made a few last-minute amendments to the article. Presidential power was reduced by a constitutional amendment in 1991. Synonyms. adjustment (CHANGE) alteration. change (BECOMING DIFFERENT) modification (CHANGE) mutation. [ C ]
The meaning of AMENDMENT is the process of altering or amending a law or document (such as a constitution) by parliamentary or constitutional procedure. How to use amendment in a sentence. What is a constitutional amendment?
AMENDMENT meaning: 1. a change or changes made to the words of a text: 2. a change to a law that is not yet in…. Learn more.
An amendment is a section that is added to a law or rule in order to change it. ...an amendment to the defense bill. ...a constitutional amendment. Parliament gained certain rights of amendment. Synonyms: addition, change, adjustment, attachment More Synonyms of amendment. 2. countable noun.
noun. the act of amending or the state of being amended. an alteration of or addition to a motion, bill, constitution, etc. a change made by correction, addition, or deletion: The editors made few amendments to the manuscript.
An amendment is a change made to an original, usually a document or statement. You might propose an amendment to your environmental club's bylaws requiring that all official club documents be printed on recycled paper.
Amendment, in government and law, an addition or alteration made to a constitution, statute, or legislative bill or resolution. Amendments can be made to existing constitutions and statutes and are also commonly made to bills in the course of their passage through a legislature.
noun. /əˈmendmənt/ [countable, uncountable] a small change or improvement that is made to a document or proposed new law; the process of changing a document or proposed new law. to introduce/propose/table an amendment (= to suggest it) Parliament passed the bill without further amendment.
amendment definition: a change in the words of a document, or the process of doing this: . Learn more.
AMENDMENT meaning: 1 : a change in the words or meaning of a law or document (such as a constitution) often + to; 2 : the act or process of changing the words or meaning of a law or document the act or process of amending something.
