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a⋅mend⋅ment

  [uh-mend-muhnt]
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–noun
1. the act of amending or the state of being amended.
2. an alteration of or addition to a motion, bill, constitution, etc.
3. a change made by correction, addition, or deletion: The editors made few amendments to the manuscript.
4. Horticulture. a soil-conditioning substance that promotes plant growth indirectly by improving such soil qualities as porosity, moisture retention, and pH balance.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME < OF amendement. See amend, -ment
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a·mend·ment   (ə-měnd'mənt)   
n.  

  1. The act of changing for the better; improvement: "Society may sometimes show signs of repentance and amendment" (George G. Coulton).

  2. A correction or alteration, as in a manuscript.

    1. The process of formally altering or adding to a document or record.

    2. A statement of such an alteration or addition: The 19th Amendment to the Constitution gave women the right to vote.

  4. A material, such as organic matter or sand, mixed into soil to improve growing conditions.

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Main Entry: amend·ment
Function: noun
1 : an act of amending; especially : an alteration in wording <amendments to cure the defect in the pleading>
2 : an alteration proposed or put into effect by legislative or constitutional procedure amendments to this Constitution —U.S. Constitution article V>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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. Since amendments to a national constitution can fundamentally change a country's political system or governing institutions, such amendments are usually submitted to an exactly prescribed procedure

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