An amendment is a section that is added to a law or rule in order to change it.
...an amendment to the defense bill.
...a constitutional amendment.
Parliament gained certain rights of amendment.
Synonyms: addition, change, adjustment, attachment More Synonyms of amendment
2. countable noun
An amendment is a change that is made to a piece of writing.
More Synonyms of amendment
amendment in British English
(əˈmɛndmənt)
noun
1.
the act of amending; correction
2.
an addition, alteration, or improvement to a motion, document, etc
amendment in American English
(əˈmɛndmənt)
noun
1.
a change for the better; improvement
2.
a correction of errors, faults, etc.
3.
a.
a revision or addition proposed or made in a bill, law, constitution, etc.
b.
the process of making such changes
Word origin
ME < OFr amendement < amender, amend
Examples of 'amendment' in a sentence
amendment
It was only when we got to Portugal that you announced your own little amendment to the plan.
MacNeill, Alastair CODE BREAKER (2004)
The bill in question was a proposed amendment to the state fisheries law sponsored by the growing lobby of sportsfishermen.
Mark Mills AMAGANSETT (2004)
These were the legislators who had crafted the language of the original bill, onto which the Kay amendment was tacked.
Jacquelyn Mitchard A THEORY OF RELATIVITY (2004)
In other languages
amendment
British English: amendment NOUN
An amendment is a section that is added to a law or rule in order to change it.
...an amendment to the defence bill.
American English: amendment
Brazilian Portuguese: emenda
Chinese: 修正案
European Spanish: enmienda
French: amendement
German: Änderung
Italian: emendamento
Japanese: 修正条項
Korean: 수정안
European Portuguese: emenda
Latin American Spanish: enmienda
All related terms of 'amendment'
Fifth Amendment
an amendment to the US Constitution stating that people may not be compelled to testify against themselves and that no person may be tried for a second time on a charge for which he or she has already been acquitted
First Amendment
The First Amendment is the part of the U.S. Constitution that guarantees people the right of free speech, as well as freedom of religion, assembly , and petition .
Twelfth Amendment
an amendment to the U.S. Constitution , ratified in 1804, providing for election of the president and vice president by the electoral college: should there be no majority vote for one person, the House of Representatives (one vote per state) chooses the president and the Senate the vice president
the First Amendment
an amendment to the US Constitution that prohibits any law that limits freedom with respect to expression, religion, peaceful assembly , or the right of citizens to petition the government
Equal Rights Amendment
a proposed amendment to the US Constitution enshrining equality between the sexes
Delaney clause
an amendment to a 1958 Federal law, prohibiting the use of any food additive found to cause cancer in people or animals
First Amendment of the Constitution
→ another name for First Amendment
take the fifth
to refuse to answer a question on the grounds that it might incriminate oneself
Chinese translation of 'amendment'
amendment
(əˈmɛndmənt)
n(c/u)
(to law) 修正 (xīuzhèng)
(US)
the First/Second Amendment (to US Constitution) 第一/二修正案 (Dìyī/èr Xiūzhèng'àn)
(to letter, essay etc) 修改 (xiūgǎi)
1 (noun)
Definition
an improvement or correction
an amendment to the defence bill
Synonyms
addition
This book is a worthy addition to the series.
change
They are going to have to make some drastic changes.
adjustment
He will need a period of adjustment.
attachment
Some models come with attachments for dusting.
adaptation
He won two awards for his screen adaptation of the play.
revision
The government will make a number of revisions.
modification
Relatively minor modifications were required.
alteration
Her jacket and skirt were still awaiting alteration.
remodelling
reformation
clarification
adjunct
Physical therapy is an important adjunct to drug treatments.
addendum
If you are self-employed, you have to get an addendum to the tax form.
2 (noun)
Definition
an improvement or correction
We are making a few amendments to the document.
Synonyms
change
improvement
the dramatic improvements in conditions
repair
edit
remedy
correction
They have made several corrections and additions to the document.
revision
The phase of writing that is important is revision.
modification
alteration
mending
enhancement
He was concerned with the enhancement of the human condition.
reform
a programme of economic reform
betterment
His research is for the betterment of humankind.
rectification
amelioration
a demand for amelioration of conditions
emendation
Additional synonyms
in the sense of adaptation
Definition
something that is produced by adapting something else
He won two awards for his screen adaptation of the play.
Synonyms
conversion,
change,
shift,
variation,
adjustment,
transformation,
modification,
alteration,
remodelling,
reworking,
refitting,
version
in the sense of addendum
Definition
something added on, esp. an appendix to a book or magazine
If you are self-employed, you have to get an addendum to the tax form.
Synonyms
addition,
supplement,
extra,
extension,
attachment,
appendix,
postscript,
affix,
adjunct,
appendage,
augmentation,
codicil
in the sense of adjunct
Definition
something added that is not essential
Physical therapy is an important adjunct to drug treatments.