Amend
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Amend as a verb means to change or modify something, as in:
Amend as a surname may refer to:
Amend as an organization name may refer refer to:
- Constitutional amendmentConstitutional amendmentA constitutional amendment is a formal change to the text of the written constitution of a nation or state.Most constitutions require that amendments cannot be enacted unless they have passed a special procedure that is more stringent than that required of ordinary legislation...
, a change to the constitution of a nation or a state. In jurisdictions with "rigid" or "entrenched" constitutions, amendments do not require a special procedure different from that used for enacting ordinary laws - Amend (motion)Amend (motion)-Explanation and Use:-Main Motions:Any main motion and any motion to amend may be amended. However, a motion to amend a motion to amend may not be amended, due to the overly complex parliamentary situation that would frequently result.-Secondary Motions:...
, a motion to modify a pending main motion in parliamentary procedure - Amend something previously adopted, a motion to modify a previously adopted motion
Amend as a surname may refer to:
- Bill AmendBill AmendWilliam J. C. "Bill" Amend III is an American cartoonist, best known for his comic strip FoxTrot.-Early life:Amend attended high school in Burlingame, California where he was a cartoonist on his school newspaper. Amend is an Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America. He attended Amherst College,...
(born 1962), American cartoonist - Eric AmendEric AmendEric Amend is a former tennis player from the United States, who participated in the 1984 Summer Olympics for his native country....
(born 1965), former tennis player
Amend as an organization name may refer refer to:
- Amend.org, A charity that implements road traffic injury prevention programs in Africa
See also
- "Amends", episode 10 of season 3 of the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer