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Relationships Related Term:  alteration n. ~ 1. A change to a document by addition, deletion, or revision. - 2. A change to proposed legislation after it has been introduced. Citations: †(CJS, Records [..]
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A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, the Senate must agree t [..]
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A proposal of a member of Congress to alter the language, provisions or stipulations in a bill, resolution, amendment, motion, treaty or in another amendment. An amendment is usually printed, debated [..]
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1 [countable, uncountable] 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) Legi [..]
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early 13c., "betterment, improvement;" c. 1300, of persons, "correction, reformation," from Old French amendment, from amender (see amend). Sense expanded to include "correcti [..]
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Proposed change in legislation.
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    A proposed change, addition, or deletion to a bill, joint resolution or resolution. Amendments may be offered by individual legislators or by a committee.
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A change to the provisions of an insurance policy contract.
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change made to a law or set of laws.
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A change in a solicitation prior to contract award. [D03798]
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Modifications to certain parts of the international application (description, claims and/or drawings) submitted by the applicant during the international and national phase of the PCT procedure. Durin [..]
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Any material, such as compost, lime, or manure that is worked into the soil to improve its condition. angiosperm:
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Any material, such as lime, gypsum, compost, sawdust, or synthetic conditioner, that is worked into the soil to make it more productive. Strictly speaking, a fertilizer is also an amendment, but the term amendment is used more commonly for added materials other than fertilizer.
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a material added to soil, usually to improve its ability to grow plants; it may improve fertility, drainage, or ability to retain water, or change pH; an amendment is most often worked into existing s [..]
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Fortifying soil by adding organic or mineral substances in order to improve texture, nutrient content or biological activity.
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a substance added on or incorporated into soil
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Fortifying soil by adding organic or mineral substances in order to improve texture, nutrient content or biological activity. AMPERE (AMP)
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see soil amendment
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 Any material, such as compost, lime, or manure that is worked into the soil to improve its condition.
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something added to fix chemically troubled soil. Potash added to soil poor in potassium, for example.
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the act of amending or correcting a statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.) (amend) make amendments to; "amend the document& [..]
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A change to your original policy.
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A proposal by a Member (in committee or floor session of the respective Chamber) to alter the language or provisions of a bill or act. It is voted on in the same manner as a bill. The Constitution of [..]
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A formal document which corrects or revises an insurance policy. When authorized by the insurer and the policy owner, the amendment attaches to or becomes part of the policy.
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Definition A change or addition to a legal document which, when properly signed, has the same legal power as the original document.
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(Deakin specific) a change requested by the HREC or HEAG prior to approval of a project. [Changes made after approval are modifications.]
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A change made in a document by addition, deletion, or revision, usually to correct errors or make improvements. Also, a change proposed or made in a bill or law, for example, the first ten amendments [..]
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A change to a bill or motion being considered by the House or a select committee.
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Any alteration made (or proposed to be made) to a bill or clause thereof, by adding, deleting, substituting, or omitting.
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Any change in a bill, resolution, or memorial. A committee amendment is an amendment proposed in a committee meeting. A floor amendment is an amendment proposed on the floor of a legislative chamber. A striking amendment removes everything after the title and inserts a whole new bill. Amendments can be amended.
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1 : an act of amending ;esp : an alteration in wording [s to cure the defect in the pleading] 2 : an alteration proposed or put into effect by legislative or constitutional procedure [the ...
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A normative document developed according to consensus procedures. It is approved by the IEC membership and it changes the technical normative elements of a particular international standard.
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An alteration made, or proposed to be made, in a bill, motion, resolution or clause, by adding, changing, substituting or omitting language. Amendments must be submitted to Legislative Counsel for dra [..]
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(1) An alteration of the properties of a soil and thereby of the soil by the addition of substances such as lime, gypsum and sawdust to make the soil more suitable for the growth of plants. (2) Any su [..]
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  A process in which some of the conditions set down in an award are altered by a decision of the Commission. That is, the award is amended to reflect the new outcomes. Also known as a variation.
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See Resubmission.
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A proposal by a member that seeks to modify a motion, or section of a bill, in order to increase its acceptability or to present a different proposal. All amendments are in the form of a motion altering the text of the original motion.
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A change made to a Parliamentary
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formal written change to a document, such as the U.S. Constitution.
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Any change made to the terms of a credit. The applicant initiates the amendment which then follows the same process as a letter of credit.
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An alteration proposed to a motion, a stage or clause of a bill, or to a committee report. It may attempt to present an improved formulation of the proposition under consideration or to provide an alt [..]
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(n) a statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.)(n) the act of amending or correcting
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Noun: A provision added to the US Constitution
"the Second Amendment"
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A change to the basic policy contract. An amendment alters the policy; an endorsement adds to it.
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A formal change to the offense the prosecutor is charging. In practice, with the aid of an attorney, amendments to lower level offenses in exchange for pleas of guilty can be arranged depending on the [..]
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An alteration or addition to a motion or bill.
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An amendment of an FMS case constitutes a scope change to an existing LOA and requires customer acceptance.:
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 A change to the basic policy contract. An amendment alters the policy; an endorsement (see definition below) adds to it.
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Ministers, Committees or individual MLAs can suggest changes, or amendments, to a Bill. MLAs then debate the proposed amendments in the Assembly Chamber and vote on whether the Bill should be changed. [..]
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A formally approved change to a program, course, major, sub-major or minor.
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A change to the basic policy contract. 
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Formal proposal to change the language of a bill after it has been introduced. Amendments must be submitted to Legislative Counsel for drafting. Measures may be amended more than once.
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A change made to your original policy. For example, if you increase the average distance you will be doing throughout the year or the details of the regular driver.
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Amendment means a revision, update, addition, deletion, and/or reenactment to an existing shoreline master program.
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A written notice of a change in the terms of a letter of credit. The amendment becomes an integral part of the original letter of credit.
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A formal document changing the provisions of an insurance policy signed jointly by the insurance company officer and the policy holder or his authorized representative.
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A formal document which corrects or revises an insurance policy. When authorized by the insurer and the policy owner, the amendment attaches to or becomes part of the policy.
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Document changing the provisions of an insurance contract. Also known as an endorsement.
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A change to your policy that permanently alters it.
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A formal document that corrects or revises an insurance master policy. See also Endorsement and Rider.
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A formal document changing the provisions of an insurance policy signed jointly by the insurance company officer and the policy holder or his authorized representative.
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A change to a measure.
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  The correction of an error in any process, pleading, or proceeding at law.
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The correction of an error in any process, pleading, or proceeding at law.
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When an Act of Parliament is no longer appropriate it can be amended (changed) or repealed (it is no longer an active law). These things can only be done by Parliament passing another Act which outlin [..]
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The correction of an error in any process, pleading, or proceeding at law.
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Modification, addition or deletion of specific parts of the content of a normative document. NOTE: The results of amendment are usually presented by issuing a separate amendment sheet to the normative document.
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Any change to the terms of a Letter of Credit (L/C). The applicant must ask the issuing bank to amend. If it is an irrevocable L/C, the issuing bank, confirming bank and beneficiary must approve any and all amendments.
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A change in name, descriptive data, number of pages in a current passport and validity.
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A document that revises or modifies an insurance plan. After an amendment is agreed upon by both the provider and the insured, it becomes part of the plan. There are two types of amendments that may c [..]
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means a change in name descriptive data, number of pages in a current passport and validity.
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This is a piece of documentation that is issued subsequent to an opportunity becoming active on MERX. Any supplier who has ordered a bid package prior to the change will automatically receive the amen [..]
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In the context of a patent application, this normally means …
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An amendment is a change to the law generally made by another law. An amendment can change or repeal an existing provision, or add a new provision.
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A change either to alter, add to, or correct part of an agreement without changing the principal idea or essence.
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A change to an approved grant/project which can be fiscal, programmatic, or both. Amendments can be submitted anytime after a grant/project has been approved, but no later than 90 days prior to the project end date. Amendments must be submitted to the ADE via the Internet. See Amendments Amendment FAQ’s 
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1) A modification or addition to an existing legal instrument (e.g., treaty, convention, or protocol). 2) A modification to a proposal under negotiation (e.g., draft decision, draft recommendation, or draft resolution).
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See STATUTE.
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An amendment is a formal or official change made to a law, contract, constitution, or other legal document. It is based on the verb to amend, which means to change for better. Amendments can add, re [..]
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