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Definition of Amendment
Amendment

An alteration or change for the better; correction of a fault or of faults; reformation of life by quitting vices.

In public bodies; Any alternation made or proposed to be made in a bill or motion by adding, changing, substituting, or omitting.

Correction of an error in a writ or process.

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Amendment Quotations

Instead of giving money to found colleges to promote learning, why don't they pass a constitutional amendment prohibiting anybody from learning anything? If it works as good as the Prohibition one did, why, in five years we would have the smartest race of people on earth.
Will Rogers

Why don't they pass a constitutional amendment prohibiting anybody from learning anything? If it works as well as prohibition did, in five years Americans would be the smartest race of people on Earth.
Will Rogers

You know why there's a Second Amendment? In case the government fails to follow the first one.
Rush Limbaugh

There are some circumstances in which the First Amendment interest comes up against another interest that is really important and in which we have to make a decision in a particular case as to which is more important.
Floyd Abrams

I don't think the First Amendment trumps everything.
Tom Keith

Amendment Translations

amendment in French is amendement
amendment in Spanish is enmienda

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