amendatory
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- adjective
- /əˈmɛndəˌtɔri/
- Formal
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enmendatorio
- Aspiring amendments that have been successfully passed by the convention then need to follow the same track as the first amendatory method—ratification.
- amendatory veto
Examples
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The committee is reviewing the amendatory changes suggested by the legal expert to enhance the contract.
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A proposition was made to them to authorize Congress to open canals, and an amendatory one to empower them to incorporate.
Academic text (2016) -
Schweitzer is going to offer an amendatory veto to this bad bill that will have it sunset in 2013.
Blog text (8) -
At FOAVC, in advocating for a convention, we have explored what our nation's first amendatory convention would look like and how it would operate.
Blog text (28) -
Earlier this year, Quinn used his amendatory veto power to convert a bill about ammunition sales into a proposed assault weapons ban, which drew criticism from gun advocates and lawmakers who claimed Quinn had overstepped his authority.
Blog text (15) -
The senator proposed an amendatory clause to improve the existing environmental regulations.
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In his speech, the lawyer discussed the need for amendatory adjustments to the proposed legislation.
Synonyms
Relating to a change made to an earlier procedure, operation, or document
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Etymology
Amendatory comes from the word amend, from Latin emendare meaning 'to correct' or 'to fix', and it is like the English word mend (to repair a torn shirt). So an amendatory change is one that 'fixes' or improves a law, contract, or text.