amendment
noun
uk/əˈmendmənt/ us [ C or U ]
a change made to something, especially the words of a text:
He insisted that the speech did not need any amendment.
make amendments Other countries have based their systems on the Scottish model for selling property, but have made a few amendments.
an amendment to sth She asked for several amendments to the contract.
[ C ] LAW, GOVERNMENT
a change to a law, either one that has already been passed or one that is still being discussed:
The senator's amendment was voted down 52-40.
an amendment to sth The regulation is an amendment to the 1995 Pensions Act.
[ C ] LAW, GOVERNMENT (also Amendment)
a law or change that has been added to the US Constitution (= the set of political principles by which the US is governed) since it was first written:
The company claimed that the First Amendment, which guarantees free speech, protects the right to advertise.