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amendment
[uh-mend-muhnt]
noun
an alteration of or addition to a motion, bill, constitution, etc.
a change made by correction, addition, or deletion.
The editors made few amendments to the manuscript.
Horticulture.a soil-conditioning substance that promotes plant growth indirectly by improving such soil qualities as porosity, moisture retention, and pH balance.
amendment
/ əˈɛԻ峾əԳ /
noun
the act of amending; correction
an addition, alteration, or improvement to a motion, document, etc
Other 51Թ Forms
- nonamendment noun
- proamendment adjective
- reamendment noun
- self-amendment noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of amendment1
Example Sentences
In Mongolia, before they can change the constitution they have to do a national deliberative poll, with an independently elected advisory committee supervising and vetting suggestions for constitutional amendments from the public.
Other amendments being discussed cover regulations about which substances or devices may be used to facilitate a person's death.
But it has now finally been passed, without the amendment, and will become law once royal assent is given.
These measures, which will be introduced through amendments to the Crime and Policing Bill, will include new offences of facilitating begging for gain and trespassing with the intention of committing a crime.
"My amendment to the crime and policing bill will give us the urgent change we need to protect women."
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