amendment

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

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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