amendment

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a change or changes made to the words of a text:

He insisted that the book did not need amendment.

I've made a few last-minute amendments to the article.

Presidential power was reduced by a constitutional amendment in 1991.

a change to a law that is not yet in operation and is still being discussed:

An amendment to the bill was agreed without a vote.

a change or addition to the US constitution:

the First/Fifth/Fourteenth amendment

a constitutional amendment

a change made to something, especially the words of a text:

He insisted that the speech did not need any amendment.

make amendments Other countries have based their systems on the Scottish model for selling property, but have made a few amendments.

an amendment to sth She asked for several amendments to the contract.

a change to a law, either one that has already been passed or one that is still being discussed:

The senator's amendment was voted down 52-40.

an amendment to sth The regulation is an amendment to the 1995 Pensions Act.

a law or change that has been added to the US Constitution (= the set of political principles by which the US is governed) since it was first written:

The company claimed that the First Amendment, which guarantees free speech, protects the right to advertise.