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Meaning of "amendment" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AMENDMENT

amendment  [əˈmɛndmənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AMENDMENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Amendment is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AMENDMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Amendment

An amendment is a formal or official change made to a law, contract, constitution, or other legal document. It is based on the verb to amend, which means to change. Amendments can add, remove, or update parts of these agreements. They are often used when it is better to change the document than to write a new one.

Definition of amendment in the English dictionary

The definition of amendment in the dictionary is the act of amending; correction. Other definition of amendment is an addition, alteration, or improvement to a motion, document, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AMENDMENT


astoundment
əˈstaʊndmənt
attendement
əˈtendmənt
attendment
əˈtendmənt
bombardment
ˌbɒmˈbɑːdmənt
commandment
kəˈmɑːndmənt
disbandment
dɪsˈbændmənt
discardment
dɪsˈkɑːdmənt
embedment
ɪmˈbɛdmənt
impoundment
ɪmˈpaʊndmənt
intendment
ɪnˈtɛndmənt
needment
ˈniːdmənt
oddment
ˈɒdmənt
reamendment
ˌriːəˈmɛndmənt
refundment
rɪˈfʌndmənt
remandment
rɪˈmɑːndmənt
rescindment
rɪˈsɪndmənt
secondment
sɪˈkɒndmənt
unfoldment
ʌnˈfəʊldmənt
weldment
ˈweldmənt
withholdment
wɪðˈhəʊldmənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AMENDMENT

amenage
amenaunce
amend
amendable
amendatory
amende
amende honorable
amender
amendes honorables
amending formula
amends
amene
Amenhotep III
Amenhotep IV
Amenhotpe III
Amenhotpe IV
amenities
amenity
amenity bed
amenity society

WORDS THAT END LIKE AMENDMENT

advertisement
agreement
apartment
assessment
comment
defraudment
department
development
document
element
employment
enfoldment
engagement
entertainment
environment
Equal Rights Amendment
Fifth Amendment
First Amendment
infoldment
retardment

Synonyms and antonyms of amendment in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «AMENDMENT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «amendment» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of amendment

Translation of «amendment» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AMENDMENT

Find out the translation of amendment to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of amendment from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «amendment» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

修正案
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

enmienda
570 millions of speakers

English

amendment
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

संशोधन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التعديل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

поправка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

emenda
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সংশোধন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

amendement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

pindaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Änderung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

修正条項
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

수정안
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Amandemen
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sửa đổi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

திருத்தத்தை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दुरुस्ती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

düzeltme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

emendamento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

poprawka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

поправка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

amendament
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τροποποίηση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wysiging
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ändring
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

endring
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of amendment

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AMENDMENT»

The term «amendment» is very widely used and occupies the 11.798 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AMENDMENT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about amendment

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10 QUOTES WITH «AMENDMENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word amendment.
1
Spencer Bachus
For 180 years, we voted in English. That is the true American tradition, and this amendment is true to our heritage, not what has existed unnaturally for the last 20 years.
2
John Barrasso
Our state has a balanced budget. We have to live within our means in the state of Wyoming. I was in the state senate. This country needs a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.
3
Robert Bork
The purpose that brought the fourteenth amendment into being was equality before the law, and equality, not separation, was written into the law.
4
Corrine Brown
I do not support a constitutional amendment to prohibit gay marriage.
5
Sam Brownback
None of us takes amending the Constitution lightly. The plain fact is this amendment has been exhaustively studied and it really is time to act.
6
Ken Buck
In my political career, I'd like to see a constitutional balanced budget amendment.
7
Michael Burgess
And, finally, as a Republican, I believe it is important to keep our word and keep our covenant, and that is exactly what we should do with the Wright amendment today.
8
Arthur Capper
Until the people, by amendment, change the constitution, I urge that the counties cooperate with one another, that future road work be more uniform, and done in such a way that it will result in connected and continuous highways.
9
Dennis Cardoza
In our system of democracy, our government works on a system of checks and balances. Instead of stripping power from the courts, I believe we should follow the process prescribed in our Constitution - consideration of a Constitutional amendment.
10
Russ Carnahan
In 2003, this House voted to kill a Democratic amendment to add $250 million for port security grants; then again, in 2005, against a Democratic proposal calling for an additional $400 million in funding for port security.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AMENDMENT»

Discover the use of amendment in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to amendment and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The First Amendment book
Explains the origin and history of the First Amendment, discussing its guarantee of freedom of the press, tracing its evolution, and containing firsthand accounts of press freedom challenges by top newspaper editors
Robert J. Wagman, 1991
2
The Twenty-fifth Amendment: Its Complete History and ...
For the first time the succession mechanisms of the Twenty-Fifth Amendment were employed to select two Vice Presidents, one of whom succeeded to the presidency.
John D. Feerick, 1992
3
Saving Our Children from the First Amendment
While the great value of the First Amendment is found in its protection of our most important political freedoms, this is far more significant for adults, who can fully grasp and benefit from the freedom of expression, than for children.
Kevin W. Saunders, 2003
4
The founders' Second Amendment: origins of the right to bear ...
Stephen P. Halbrook's The Founders' Second Amendment is the first book-length account of the origins of the Second Amendment, based on the Founders' own statements as found in newspapers, correspondence, debates, and resolutions.
Stephen P. Halbrook, Independent Institute (Oakland, Calif.), 2008
5
The Thirteenth Amendment and American Freedom: A Legal History
The story of how Supreme Court justices have interpreted the Thirteenth Amendment, first through racist lenses after Reconstruction and later influenced by the modern civil rights movement, provides insight into the tremendous impact the ...
Alexander Tsesis, 2004
6
The 19th Amendment
Discusses the long struggle for women's voting rights and the 19th Amemendment that became law and gave women that right.
Michael Burgan, 2005
7
Reconstructing the Fourth Amendment: A History of Search and ...
Historical amnesia has obscured the Fourth Amendment's positive aspects, and Andrew E. Taslitz rescues its forgotten history in Reconstructing the Fourth Amendment, which includes two novel arguments.
Andrew E. Taslitz, 2006
8
First Amendment Institutions
Addressing a host of hot-button issues, Horwitz argues that rigidly doctrinal interpretation renders First Amendment law inept in the face of messy, real-world situations.
Paul Horwitz, 2012
9
The Second Amendment: The Right to Bear Arms
This book surveys the history of the Second Amendment and gun ownership in the United States, and explores how the amendment continues to affect us today.
Larry Gerber, 2011
10
The First Amendment in Schools: A Guide from the First ...
Provides educators with answers to ninety questions on the First Amendment, covering such issues as school prayer, holidays, student groups, censorship, speech, dress codes, and the Internet.
Charles C. Haynes, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AMENDMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term amendment is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Senate passes Income Tax (amendment) Act
Justice minister Senator Mark Golding emphasises a point during Friday's debate on the Income Tax (Amendment) Act, 2015, in the Senate. «Jamaica Observer, Jul 15»
2
Gawker — and First Amendment — may receive body blow from …
And that their antics could have potentially grave First Amendment ... trafficking in gossip but could mean the First Amendment will be less likely ... «The Conversation US, Jul 15»
3
Where Is Bernie Sanders On The Second Amendment?
Bernie Sanders is taking a position on the Second Amendment that aims to straddle both gun rights and gun control, with protections tailored to ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
4
Williams: A minority view about our Second Amendment rights
That's a vision shared by many Americans, namely that the Constitution's framers gave us the Second Amendment to protect our rights to go ... «LubbockOnline.com, Jul 15»
5
RTI activist urges state to rethink amendment to CrPC
The proposed amendment is aimed at making a prior sanction from the competent authority mandatory before such proceeding can be initiated ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
6
Death penalty for attackers of public facilities: draft amendment
CAIRO: The State Council has approved draft amendments to toughen the penalty imposed on those who attack power, natural gas or ... «The Cairo Post, Jul 15»
7
OUR VIEW: Goshen takes a step back on civil rights amendment
But during conversations with council members last week it was made clear to Kauffman that his amendment had no hope of passing the ... «Goshen News, Jul 15»
8
North Carolina and the Eighth Amendment
Bruce Shull, 64, discussed his Easter plans with his colleagues the day before Good Friday earlier this year April 2. A few days later, ... «Hickory Daily Record, Jul 15»
9
US Senator pushes amendment to shift power back to states
(0) Comments. U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi has introduced a constitutional amendment to redistribute power from the federal government to the states. «Casper Star-Tribune Online, Jul 15»
10
Lake State Sen. Alan Hays led bait-and-switch on Amendment 1
The amendment declared the cash would be spent to "acquire, restore, improve, and manage conservation lands including wetlands and ... «Orlando Sentinel, Jul 15»

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