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amendment Definition

amend·ment (ə mend′mənt)

noun

  1. a change for the better; improvement
  2. a correction of errors, faults, etc.
    1. a revision or addition proposed or made in a bill, law, constitution, etc.
    2. the process of making such changes

Etymology: ME < OFr amendement < amender, amend

amendment Synonyms

amendment

n.

  1. The act of amending

    alteration, reformation, correction, revision; see improvement 1, revision.

  2. A proposal to amend

    bill, measure, act, clause, motion, revision, modification of the law, legislative addition, supplement, rider, committee suggestion, redefinition, addendum, reform, substitute motion, codicil.

amendment Law Definition

n

  1. The addition, deletion, correction, or other changes proposed or made to a document. The term is usually capitalized when referring to an amendment in the United States Constitution (for example, the Fifth Amendment).
  2. The act or process or revising something. See also emendation.

amendment Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • propose: Sadly for the Defender the proposed amendment did not alter the eventual outcome!
  • suggest: Members suggested potential amendments on several points throughout the Bill.
  • withdraw: I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment.
  • reject: I would also urge the House to reject amendment ( a ).
  • approve: May 2005 Last amendments approved at the AGM held in May 2005.
  • lodge: Any MSP may lodge amendments at Stage 2, and there is no limit on the number of amendments that may be lodged.

Adjective modifier

  • consequential: This would involve consequential amendments to the 1972 European Communities Act.
  • constitutional: Each constitutional amendment dealt only with specific issues, rather than the Constitution in its totality.
  • minor: There were minor amendments to stamp duty in October 1999.
  • subsequent: The FA 1975 and subsequent amendments were consolidated into the Capital Transfer Tax Act 1984 ( CTTA 1984 ).
  • legislative: Following consultation the Government will put forward legislative amendments in Finance Bill 2005.
  • substantive: Instead, substantive amendments to the existing provisions are proposed.

Modifies a noun

  • No.: Member for Holborn and St. Pancras to Lords amendment No. 70.
  • fee: Simple name changes made more than four weeks prior to departure will not lead to amendment fees.
  • charge: Insurance premiums, Airport transfer charges and amendment charges are not refundable in the event of the person(s ) to whom they apply canceling.
  • regulation: However, the amendment regulations will apply only in Wales.

Noun used with modifier

  • Dem: It was a Lib Dem amendment, supported by the Tories.
  • draft: The draft amendments were sent to the Legislative Yuan for approval on June 6, 2003.
  • opposition: After only a few months in the House of Commons, I therefore found myself moving Opposition amendments at the Dispatch Box.
  • soil: The effect of soil amendments on heavy metal behavior.