amendment
UK: əˈmendmənt | US: əˈmendmənt
n. a minor change or addition designed to improve a text, piece of legislation, etc.
n. the process of making such changes.
n. (in legal contexts) a formal alteration to a document or contract.
The word "amendment" originates from the Latin emendare (to correct, free from fault), which evolved into Old French amender (to improve). The prefix "a-" (ad-, toward) combined with "mend" (from Latin mendum, meaning fault) forms "amend," signifying "to correct." The suffix "-ment" turns the verb into a noun, denoting the act or result of correcting. The term initially referred to moral improvement but later specialized in legal and textual revisions.
The committee proposed an amendment to the constitution.
She suggested several amendments to improve the draft report.
The contract was finalized after mutual amendments.
The amendment process requires a two-thirds majority vote.
His speech called for an amendment to outdated policies.