English noun: amendment | |||
1. | amendment (act) the act of amending or correcting | ||
Broader (hypernym) | correction, rectification | ||
2. | amendment (communication) a statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | statement | ||
Instance hyponym | Eighteenth Amendment, Fifth Amendment, First Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, Nineteenth Amendment | ||