early 13c., "betterment, improvement;" c. 1300, of persons, "correction, reformation," from Old French amendment, from amender (see amend). Sense expanded to include "correction of error in a legal process" (c. 1600) and "alteration of a writ or bill" to remove its faults (1690s).
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1. Mr. Helm plans to assert that the bill violates the First Amendment.
赫尔姆先生打算声明该法案违反了宪法第一修正案。
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2. A constitutional amendment precludes any president from serving more than two terms.
一项宪法修正案使得任何总统的任职不得超过两届。
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3. Even if the amendment is passed it can be defeated judicially.
即使修正案获得通过，也有可能通过司法途径被废除。
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4. Parliament gained certain rights of amendment.
议会得到一定的修正权利。
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5. He tried to push the amendment through Parliament.
