AMENDMENT
The modification of materials by the addition of supplemental information; the deletion of unnecessary, undesirable, or outdated information; or the correction of errors existing in the text.
In practice, a change in the pleadings—
statements of the allegations of the parties in a
lawsuit—may be achieved if the parties agree to
the amendment or if the court in which the pro-
ceeding is pending grants a motion for the
amendment made by one party. A judgment
may be altered by an amendment if a motion to
do so is made within a certain time after its entry
and granted by the court. The amendment of
pleadings and judgments is regulated by state
codes of CIVIL PROCEDURE and the rules of fed-
eral civil procedure.
A constitution or a statute may be changed
by an amendment.
A will, trust, corporate charter, and other
legal documents are also subject to amendment.
CROSS-REFERENCES
Constitutional Amendment.
