amendment Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the act of amending or correcting
  2. noun a statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.)

WordNet

A*mend"ment noun
Etymology
F. amendement, LL. amendamentum.
Definitions
  1. An alteration or change for the better; correction of a fault or of faults; reformation of life by quitting vices.
  2. In public bodies; Any alternation made or proposed to be made in a bill or motion by adding, changing, substituting, or omitting.
  3. (Law) Correction of an error in a writ or process. Syn. -- Improvement; reformation; emendation.

Webster 1913