| amendment | |
| 1. n. An alteration or change for the better; correction of a fault or of faults; reformation of life by quitting vices. | |
| 2. n. In public bodies, any alteration made or proposed to be made in a bill or motion that adds, changes, substitutes, or omits. | |
| 3. n. (legal) Correction of an error in a writ or process. | |
| 4. n. An addition to and/or alteration to the Constitution. | |
| The First Amendment guarantees freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition. | |
| The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution abolished slavery. | |
| 5. n. That which is added; that which is used to increase or supplement something. | |
| a soil amendment | |
