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amendment

[ uh-mend-muhnt ]

noun

  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 manuscript.

  4. Horticulture. a soil-conditioning substance that promotes plant growth indirectly by improving such soil qualities as porosity, moisture retention, and pH balance.


amendment

/ əˈɛԻ峾əԳ /

noun

  1. the act of amending; correction
  2. an addition, alteration, or improvement to a motion, document, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

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  • a·ԻmԳ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of amendment1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English word from Old French word amendement. See amend, -ment
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Mr Findlay proposed two amendments to the bill, which would enshrine in law the requirement for a victim to be notified when a plea deal is reached in their case.

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The changes will be introduced through an amendment to the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill, which is currently making its way through Parliament.

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"We share those concerns, and last week the government tabled amendments to the Crime and Policing Bill to strengthen age verification controls on both online sale and delivery of crossbows."

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The amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill - which is currently at the committee stage - will be debated by Parliament in "due course", the spokesperson said.

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Otherwise, the mulch and other organic amendments are just diluting the soil readings, and once they decompose, the lead will still be waiting in the soil.

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