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Meaning
Noun
●
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.
●
In Law:
Correction of an
error
in a
writ
or process.
●
In American English:
An
addition
to
and/or
alteration
to the Constitution.
●
That which is
added
; that which
is used to
increase or
supplement
something.
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Origin
amendment
English
amendement
French
-ment
French
amendamentum
Latin
amender
French
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Etym
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