amendment en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /əˈmɛndmənt/
Etymology
From French amendement, from Late Latin amendamentum, equivalent to amend + -ment.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) An alteration or change for the better; correction of a fault or of faults; reformation of life by quitting vices.
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(countable, uncountable) In public bodies, any alteration made or proposed to be made in a bill or motion that adds, changes, substitutes, or omits.
Almost half of MEPs wanted to remove the new provisions to expand the use of megatrucks but an amendment to do that failed to pass by just six votes.
2024 March 12, ETSC, ETSC:Arrests and prosecutions intensified after Isis captured Mosul in June, but the groundwork had been laid by an earlier amendment to Jordan’s anti-terrorism law.
2014 November 27, Ian Black, “Courts kept busy as Jordan works to crush support for Isis”, in The Guardian:
- (countable, uncountable) Correction of an error in a writ or process.
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(US, countable, especially, uncountable) An addition to and/or alteration to the Constitution.
The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution abolished slavery.
The First Amendment guarantees freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.
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(countable, uncountable) That which is added; that which is used to increase or supplement something.
a soil amendment
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| amendments | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
counteramendment · proamendment · reamendment · reasoned amendment · antiamendment · preamendment · unamendment
Hyponyms
constitutional amendment · probing amendment · wrecking amendment · friendly amendment
Relateds
repeal · engrossed · engrossed amendment
Synonyms
Translations (96)
ca esmena (correction or addition to a law) · tl susog (correction or addition to a law) · ko 개정 (correction or addition to a law) · fr amendement (correction or addition to a law) · uk попра́вка (correction or addition to a law) · de Änderung (correction or addition to a law) · hu alkotmánymódosítás (addition to and/or alteration to the Constitution) · ru доба́вка (that which is added) · cy gwelliant (correction or addition to a law) · fi lakimuutos (correction or addition to a law) · pl dodatek (that which is added) · fr avenant (correction or addition to a law) · es enmendamiento (correction or addition to a law) · it aggiunta (that which is added) · sh amàndmān (correction or addition to a law) · da ændring (that which is added) · da lovændring (correction or addition to a law) · de Gesetzesänderung (correction or addition to a law) · sw rekebisho (that which is added) · pl nowela (correction or addition to a law) · sv tillägg (that which is added) · pt emenda (addition to and/or alteration to the Constitution) · mi menemana (that which is added) · ar تَعْدِيل (correction or addition to a law) · mk амандман (correction or addition to a law) · fi lisäys (that which is added) · kw amendyans (correction or addition to a law) · kw amendyans (that which is added) · ru попра́вка (correction or addition to a law) · de Verfassungsänderung (addition to and/or alteration to the Constitution) · es enmienda (correction or addition to a law) · hi संशोधन (correction or addition to a law) · fi lainmuutos (correction or addition to a law) · cmn 改正 (correction or addition to a law) · mi menemana (correction or addition to a law) · de Nachbesserung (that which is added) · ja 改正 (correction or addition to a law) · be папра́ўка (correction or addition to a law) · eo amendo (correction or addition to a law) · de Verbesserung (that which is added) · es emienda (correction or addition to a law) · pl poprawka (correction or addition to a law) · th การแปรญัตติ (correction or addition to a law) · pt emenda (correction or addition to a law) · es enmendadura (correction or addition to a law) · tr ıslah (that which is added) · hu módosítás (correction or addition to a law) · de Verfassungsergänzung (addition to and/or alteration to the Constitution) · de Abänderung (that which is added) · vi sửa đổi (correction or addition to a law) · kw amendyans (addition to and/or alteration to the Constitution) · bg попра́вка (that which is added) · pon kamwomwadahn wekidekla (correction or addition to a law) · hu alkotmánykiegészítés (addition to and/or alteration to the Constitution) · eo amendo (addition to and/or alteration to the Constitution) · es emienda (that which is added) · haw pākuʻi hoʻololi (correction or addition to a law) · cs dodatek (correction or addition to a law) · ja 修正案 (addition to and/or alteration to the Constitution) · de Ergänzung (that which is added) · es enmienda (that which is added) · pl nowelizacja (correction or addition to a law) · hu törvénymódosítás (correction or addition to a law) · sw badiliko (that which is added) · sh ама̀ндма̄н (correction or addition to a law) · bg коре́кция (correction or addition to a law) · io emendo (correction or addition to a law) · tr düzeltme (that which is added) · el τροπολογία (correction or addition to a law) · tr tebdil (correction or addition to a law) · da tilføjelse (that which is added) · it emendamento (correction or addition to a law) · uk попра́вка (addition to and/or alteration to the Constitution) · hu kiegészítés (that which is added) · hu jogszabály-módosítás (correction or addition to a law) · gl emenda (addition to and/or alteration to the Constitution) · de Zusatzartikel (addition to and/or alteration to the Constitution) · fi lisäys (addition to and/or alteration to the Constitution) · el αναθεώρηση (addition to and/or alteration to the Constitution) · ko 수정안 (addition to and/or alteration to the Constitution) · cmn 修正案 (addition to and/or alteration to the Constitution) · vi tu chính án (addition to and/or alteration to the Constitution) · ro amendament (correction or addition to a law) · pt emenda (that which is added) · de Novelle (correction or addition to a law) · ca esmena (that which is added) · ga leasú (correction or addition to a law) · hi संशोधन (addition to and/or alteration to the Constitution) · ga leasú (that which is added) · ka ამენდმენტი (correction or addition to a law) · hu módosító (correction or addition to a law) · ro modificare de lege (correction or addition to a law) · gl emenda (correction or addition to a law) · mi menemana (addition to and/or alteration to the Constitution) · ru приса́дка (that which is added) · ru измене́ние (correction or addition to a law)