What is an emendment?

Question

i mean as in the 5th emendment? or suchlike????

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thank you and sorry about the spelling!! bx

Answer 1

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An amendment is something added or changed.

Answer 2

it's amendment...it means that something in a document was added or updated

Answer 3

An amendment is an addition to the constitution that was not originally on the constitution itself. In order to get an amendment passed you must have 2/3 of the House and Senate to agree to it and 3/4 of the state legislatures.

Answer 4

The Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which is part of the Bill of Rights, protects against abuse of government authority in a legal procedure.

Answer 5

You mean Amendment.

A change made to a pending motion or bill by a motion to amend

A change made to a previously adopted law or motion

A change made to a contract

Constitutional amendment, a change made to a written constitution

Answer 6

It's amendment. Amendments are the basic rights and laws of America. Some include the freedom of speech, the right to vote beginning at age 18, the right for women to vote, the outlawing of Prohibition, right to bear arms, right to a fair and speedy trial, etc.

Answer 7

First, please note that the spelling of the word begins with an "A."
An amendment is something added or changed to an original document. Amendments to the Constitution are additions to the basics of freedom in the USA.
Look up "amend" on dictionary.com.

Answer 8

An Amendment is a fancy word for change. Basically when something like the Constitution is written they cant take everything into account because they don't know how things will change in the future so when they figure out a change that needs to be made it is called an amendment.

Answer 9

amendment.

An addition to a an existing document or law.