amendment /əˈmɛndmənt/ noun plural amendments
plural amendments
Learner's definition of AMENDMENT
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[count] : a change in the words or meaning of a law or document (such as a constitution)(对宪法等法律或文件的)修改,修订之处 —
often + to ◊ The names of the amendments that have been made to the U.S. Constitution are usually capitalized.被写入美国宪法的修正案的名称通常要首字母大写。
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The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution of the United States are called the Bill of Rights.美国宪法的最初10个修正案叫《人权法案》。
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Our right to free speech is protected by the First Amendment (of the U.S. Constitution).我们言论自由的权利受到(美国宪法)《第一修正案》的保护。
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[noncount] : the act or process of changing the words or meaning of a law or document : the act or process of amending something修正;修订