Official changes or additions made to a law, document, or constitution; or corrections made to fix something that was wrong.
From Latin 'amendare' meaning 'to correct' or 'to improve,' from 'a-' (to) and 'mendum' (fault); used in legal contexts since Medieval times.
The U.S. Bill of Rights is technically 'amendments'—the first ten amendments to the Constitution—and the amendment process itself was designed to be difficult so that only truly important changes would be made, which is why there have only been 27 amendments in 230+ years.
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