amendment

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amendment /əˈmɛndmənt/ noun

plural amendments

amendment

/əˈmɛndmənt/

noun

plural amendments

Learner's definition of AMENDMENT

[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

They proposed an amendment to the law. [=they officially suggested that a change be made to the law]他们提出了对这部法律的一处进行改动。
an amendment to section 37(a) of the tax code一项针对税法第37章A部分的修正案

◊ 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。

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》。
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。

[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