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AMENDMENT
amendment
(noun) the act of amending or correcting
amendment
(noun) a statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
amendment (countable and uncountable, plural amendments)
An alteration or change for the better; correction of a fault or of faults; reformation of life by quitting vices.
In public bodies, any alteration made or proposed to be made in a bill or motion that adds, changes, substitutes, or omits.
(legal) Correction of an error in a writ or process.
An addition to and/or alteration to the Constitution.
That which is added; that which is used to increase or supplement something.
Synonyms
• improvement
• reformation
Anagrams
• mandement
Source: Wiktionary
A*mend"ment, n. Etym: [F. amendement, LL. amendamentum.]
1. An alteration or change for the better; correction of a fault or of faults; reformation of life by quitting vices.
2. In public bodies; Any alternation made or proposed to be made in a bill or motion by adding, changing, substituting, or omitting.
3. (Law)
Definition: Correction of an error in a writ or process.
Syn.
– Improvement; reformation; emendation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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