Examples of amendatory in a Sentence
a bill of rights was seen as a much-needed amendatory supplement to the national constitution
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His amendatory language tightens the bill in that regard by only penalizing the companies found guilty of sharing Montanans’ data with foreign adversaries.
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Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 26 Apr. 2023
Raoul’s comments on Tuesday came one day after Rauner used his amendatory veto powers to rewrite a gun control measure that would have established a 72-hour waiting period to purchase assault-style weapons.
—Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, 16 May 2018
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Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 26 Apr. 2023
Raoul’s comments on Tuesday came one day after Rauner used his amendatory veto powers to rewrite a gun control measure that would have established a 72-hour waiting period to purchase assault-style weapons.
—Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, 16 May 2018
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“Amendatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amendatory. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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amendatory
adjective
amen·da·to·ry
ə-ˈmen-də-ˌtōr-ē 
: intended or serving to amend
an amendatory endorsement
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