• Amendment

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /əˈmend.mÉ™nt/
    • US IPA: /ʌˈmÉ›nd.mÉ™nt/

    Origin

    From French amendement, from Late Latin amendamentum.

    Full definition of amendment

    Noun

    amendment

    (plural amendments)
    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 alteration made or proposed to be made in a bill or motion that adds, changes, substitutes, or omits.
    3. (legal) Correction of an error in a writ or process.
    4. An addition to and/or alteration to the Constitution.The First Amendment guarantees freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution abolished slavery.
    5. That which is added; that which is used to increase or supplement something.a soil amendment

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