Meaning

5 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)An alteration or change for the better; correction of a fault or of faults; reformation of life by quitting vices.

  2. (countable, uncountable)In public bodies, any alteration made or proposed to be made in a bill or motion that adds, changes, substitutes, or omits.

  3. (countable, uncountable)Correction of an error in a writ or process.

  4. (US, countable, especially, uncountable)An addition to and/or alteration to the Constitution.

    The First Amendment guarantees freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.

    The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution abolished slavery.

    Änderung, Gesetzesänderung, Novelle

    попра́вкаpoprávka, измене́ниеizmenénije

    попра́вкаpoprávka, попра́вкаpoprávka

  5. (countable, uncountable)That which is added; that which is used to increase or supplement something.

    a soil amendment

    Abänderung, Nachbesserung, Verbesserung

    доба́вкаdobávka, приса́дкаprisádka

More definitions
  • the act of amending or correcting
  • a statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.)

Examples

14 sentences
  1. The proposed legislation runs roughshod over at least three amendments to the constitution.

    Запропоноване законодавство грубо порушує якнайменше три поправки до конституції.

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  2. This is a very significant amendment.

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  3. The amendment is still pending ratification.

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  4. Some people want to bring about amendments to the constitution.

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  5. I'd like to set out the commission's view regarding the main amendments.

    deIch möchte die Meinung der Kommission zu den wichtigsten Änderungsanträgen darlegen.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
correction or addition to a law:
Русский
By meaning 2
correction or addition to a law:
that which is added:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
correction or addition to a law:
addition to and/or alteration to the Constitution:
that which is added:

Origin

From French amendement, from Late Latin amendamentum, equivalent to amend + -ment.

From French amendement, from Late Latin amendamentum, equivalent to amend + -ment.

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