amendment

Definition

An alteration or change for the better; correction of a fault or of faults; reformation of life by quitting vices.

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "Arrests and prosecutions intensified after Isis captured Mosul in June, but the groundwork had been laid by an earlier amendment to Jordan’s anti-terrorism law."
• "Almost half of MEPs wanted to remove the new provisions to expand the use of megatrucks but an amendment to do that failed to pass by just six votes."
• "The First Amendment guarantees freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition."

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