/ əˈmendmənt; NAmE / noun
1.
[ C , U ] amendment (to sth) a small change or improvement that is made to a law or a document; the process of changing a law or a document :
to introduce / propose / table an amendment (= to suggest it)
She made several minor amendments to her essay.
Parliament passed the bill without further amendment.
2.
Amendment [ C ] a statement of a change to the Constitution of the US :
The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote.
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English (in the sense improvement, correction ): from Old French amendement , from amender , based on Latin emendare , from e- (variant of ex- ) out of + menda a fault.