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- Dictionaryamend/əˈmɛnd/
verb
- 1. make minor changes to (a text, piece of legislation, etc.) in order to make it fairer or more accurate, or to reflect changing circumstances: "the rule was amended to apply only to non-members"
- 2. improve the texture or fertility of (soil): "amend your soil with peat moss or compost"
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2 days ago · The Constitution includes four sections: an introductory paragraph titled Preamble, a list of seven Articles that define the government's framework, an untitled closing endorsement with the signatures of 39 framers, and 27 amendments that have been adopted under Article V (see below).
5 days ago · The origins of the Second Amendment can be traced to ancient Roman and Florentine times, but its English origins developed in the late 16th century when Queen Elizabeth I instituted a national militia in which individuals of all classes were required by law to take part to defend the realm.
2 days ago · Definitions of amendable. adjective. capable of being corrected by additions. “an amendable flaw”. synonyms: correctable. corrigible. capable of being corrected or set right.
2 days ago · Amendments are often interwoven into the relevant sections of an existing constitution, directly altering the text. Conversely, they can be appended to the constitution as supplemental additions ( codicils ), thus changing the frame of government without altering the existing text of the document.
2 days ago · This article applies to all organisations in Queensland. Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2024 (Qld) On 29 April 2024, the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2024 (Qld) (the Amending Act) amended the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld) (the Act) to add sex characteristics as an attribute a person must not discriminate against and to define the meaning of gender identity.
2 days ago · t. e. The Twenty-fifth Amendment ( Amendment XXV) to the United States Constitution deals with presidential succession and disability. It clarifies that the vice president becomes president if the president dies, resigns, or is removed from office through impeachment, and establishes how a vacancy in the office of the vice president can be filled.
4 days ago · The research aimed to identify the motives for amending the constitution, clarify the authority responsible for amendment and its scope, define the concept of amending the constitution and its motives, and the restrictions imposed on the procedures for amending the constitution in the United Arab Emirates.
