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- DictionaryA·mend·ment/əˈmen(d)mənt/
noun
- 1. a minor change or addition designed to improve a text, piece of legislation, etc.: "an amendment to existing bail laws"
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 ]
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.
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.
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.
An amendment is a formal or official change made to a law, contract, constitution, or other legal document. It is based on the verb to amend, which means to change for better. Amendments can add, remove, or update parts of these agreements. They are often used when it is better to change the document than to write a new one. [1] .
noun. /əˈmɛndmənt/ [countable, uncountable] a small change or improvement that is made to a law or a document; the process of changing a law or a document to introduce/propose/table an amendment (= to suggest it) Legislation is delaying the proposed amendments to the new bill. amendment to something She made several minor amendments to her essay.
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. Can you spot the word amend, meaning "to make better" or "to cure of faults and errors," hidden in amendment?
