amendment
An alteration or change for the better; correction of a fault or of faults; reformation of life by quitting vices.
Noun 4 meanings
An alteration or change for the better; correction of a fault or of faults; reformation of life by quitting vices.
In public bodies, any alteration made or proposed to be made in a bill or motion that adds, changes, substitutes, or omits.
Correction of an error in a writ or process.
An addition to and/or alteration to the Constitution.
“The First Amendment guarantees freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.”
Etymology
From French amendement, from Late Latin amendamentum, equivalent to amend + -ment.
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AMENDMENT at a glance
AMENDMENT has 9 letters and scores 14 points in Scrabble (A 1 + M 3 + E 1 + N 1 + D 2 + M 3 + E 1 + N 1 + T 1) and 18 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,664 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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