Amendment

  • 11amendment — A revision to a document. A UCC financing statement can be amended by filing a designated amendment form, usually UCC 3. American Banker Glossary * * * amend a‧mend [əˈmend] verb [transitive] to make small changes to a law or a document, for… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 12amendment — n. 1) to adopt; propose; ratify an amendment 2) a constitutional amendment 3) an amendment to (an amendment to the constitution) * * * [ə mendmənt] propose ratify an amendment a constitutional amendment to adopt an amendment to (an amendment to… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 13amendment */*/ — UK [əˈmen(d)mənt] / US [əˈmendmənt] noun Word forms amendment : singular amendment plural amendments 1) [countable] a change made to a law or agreement amendment to: an amendment to the Local Government Bill propose/table/introduce an amendment:… …

    English dictionary

  • 14amendment — a|mend|ment [ ə mendmənt ] noun ** 1. ) count a change made to a law or agreement: amendment to: an amendment to the Medicare bill table an amendment: The House has tabled an amendment to the bill (=has stopped working on it). a ) count one of… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 15amendment — [[t]əme̱ndmənt[/t]] ♦♦♦ amendments 1) N VAR 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. 2) N… …

    English dictionary

  • 16amendment — To change or modify for the better. To alter by modification, deletion, or addition. Practice and pleading. The correction of an error committed in any process, pleading, or proceeding at law, or in equity, and which is done either as of course,… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 17amendment — To change or modify for the better. To alter by modification, deletion, or addition. Practice and pleading. The correction of an error committed in any process, pleading, or proceeding at law, or in equity, and which is done either as of course,… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 18amendment — /euh mend meuhnt/, n. 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… …

    Universalium

  • 19amendment — noun 1 (C, U) a written change or improvement to a law or document, or the process of doing this (+ to): an amendment to the resolution | table an amendment (=say officially that you want to discuss an amendment) 2 (C) one of the rights on the… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20amendment — noun /əˈmend.mənt,ʌˈmɛnd.mənt/ a) An alteration or change for the better; correction of a fault or of faults; reformation of life by quitting vices. The First Amendment guarantees freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition. b) In… …

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