Hypertext Webster Gateway: "amendment"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Amendment \A*mend"ment\, n. [F. amendement, LL. amendamentum.]
1. An alteration or change for the better; correction of a
fault or of faults; reformation of life by quitting vices.
2. In public bodies; Any alternation made or proposed to be
made in a bill or motion by adding, changing,
substituting, or omitting.
3. (Law) Correction of an error in a writ or process.
Syn: Improvement; reformation; emendation.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
amendment
n 1: the act of amending
2: a statement that is added to or revises or improves a
proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.)
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