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Amendment

//əˈmɛndmənt// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An alteration or change for the better; correction of a fault or of faults; reformation of life by quitting vices. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the act of amending or correcting wordnet
  3. 3
    In public bodies, any alteration made or proposed to be made in a bill or motion that adds, changes, substitutes, or omits. countable, uncountable

    "Arrests and prosecutions intensified after Isis captured Mosul in June, but the groundwork had been laid by an earlier amendment to Jordan’s anti-terrorism law."

  4. 4
    a statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.) wordnet
  5. 5
    Correction of an error in a writ or process. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    An addition to and/or alteration to the Constitution. US, countable, especially, uncountable

    "The First Amendment guarantees freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition."

  2. 7
    That which is added; that which is used to increase or supplement something. countable, uncountable

    "a soil amendment"

Etymology

From French amendement, from Late Latin amendamentum, equivalent to amend + -ment.

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