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amendment (əˈmɛndmənt
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Definitions
noun
- the act of amending; correction
- an addition, alteration, or improvement to a motion, document, etc
Synonyms
View thesaurus entry = addition, change, adjustment, attachment, adaptation, revision, modification, alteration, remodelling, reformation, clarification, adjunct, addendum
= change, improvement, repair, edit, remedy, correction, revision, modification, alteration, mending, enhancement, reform, betterment, rectification, amelioration, emendation
Translations for 'amendment'
- British English: amendment An amendment is a section that is added to a law or rule in order to change it. NOUN...an amendment to the defence bill.
- Brazilian Portuguese: emenda
- Chinese: 修正案
- European Spanish: enmienda
- French: amendement
- German: Änderung
- Italian: emendamento
- Japanese: 修正条項
- Korean: 수정안
- Portuguese: emenda
- Spanish: enmienda
Example Sentences Including 'amendment'
However, the new amendment would not mean sex offenders already convicted in other provinces would automatically be registered.Globe and Mail (2003)
It was only when we got to Portugal that you announced your own little amendment to the plan.Code Breaker
Lady Sylvia Hermon was speaking after a one-and-a-half hour debate on the amendment to the Criminal Justice Bill in the House of Commons.Belfast Telegraph (2003)
Seeks To Redefine Its Status In Union Newfoundlanders know a constitutional amendment will not bring back the fish.Globe and Mail (2003)
The Race Committee has sensibly introduced an amendment to make the wearing of personal buoyancy compulsory in this class.Yachting Boating World (2005)
The authority to establish agreement corporations dates from a 1916 amendment to the Federal Reserve Act.International Finance: The markets and financial management of multinational business.
The bill in question was a proposed amendment to the state fisheries law sponsored by the growing lobby of sportsfishermen.AMAGANSETT (2004)
This did not stop the Tories and Liberal Democrats joining forces to table a rare joint amendment.Liverpool Daily Post and Echo (2005)
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