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Amend

Meaning in law, with examples

/əˈmend/verbCommon term

In law, amend means: To make changes to a law, contract or court document in order to correct or improve it, without replacing the whole text.

In Turkish: değiştirmek, tadil etmek

How it is used

Parliaments amend laws, parties amend contracts, and lawyers ask the court for permission to amend their statements of case. The noun is 'amendment'; in the US, 'the First Amendment' is a change added to the Constitution.

Example sentences

  1. The parties amended the agreement to include a new delivery schedule.

  2. The claimant has asked the court for permission to amend its claim.

Common collocations

  • amend a contract
  • amend the law
  • as amended
  • amended claim
  • propose an amendment
  • legislationLaws as a group, especially those made by a parliament; also the process of making these laws.
  • statuteA written law passed by a parliament or another law-making body, as opposed to rules that come from court decisions.
  • constitutionThe basic set of laws and principles that sets up a state, organises its powers and protects the fundamental rights of its people.
  • draftTo write a legal document such as a contract, letter or court submission, usually as a first version that others will review and change.

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