amendment

== English == === Etymology === From French amendement, from Late Latin amendamentum, equivalent to amend +‎ -ment. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈmɛndmənt/ (US, UK) IPA(key): /ʌˈmɛnd.mənt/ === Noun === amendment (countable and uncountable, plural amendments) An alteration or change for the better; correction of a fault or of faults; reformation of life by quitting vices. Synonyms: improvement, reformation In public bodies, any alteration made or proposed to be made in a bill or motion that adds, changes, substitutes, or omits. (law) Correction of an error in a writ or process. (especially US) An addition to and/or alteration to the Constitution. That which is added; that which is used to increase or supplement something. ==== Hyponyms ==== constitutional amendment friendly amendment probing amendment wrecking amendment ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== engrossed engrossed amendment repeal === Further reading === “amendment”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “amendment”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “amendment”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === mandement