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amendatory  (<<schwa>>-men-d<<schwa>>-tor-ee),  adj.  Designed  or  serving  to  amend; corrective <an amen-datory rider to an insurance policy>. [Blacks Law 8th]

amend,vb.1. To make right; to correct or rectify <amend the order to fix a clerical error>.2. To  change  the  wording  of;  specif.,  to  formally  alter  (a  statute,  constitution,  motion,  etc.)  by striking out, inserting, or substituting words <amend the legislative bill>. See AMENDMENT(3). — amendable,adj. — amendability,n. amend a previous action.See amend something previously adopted.…

amenable (<<schwa>>-mee-n<<schwa>>-b<<schwa>>l or -men-<<schwa>>-), adj. Legally answerable; liable to being brought to judgment <amenable to process>. — amenability,n. [Blacks Law 8th]

ameliorative waste.See ameliorating waste under WASTE(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

amelioration,n.1.  The  act  of  improving  something;  the  state  of  being  made  better.  2.  An improvement. — ame-liorative,adj. [Blacks Law 8th]

ameliorating waste.See WASTE(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

ameliorate  (<<schwa>>-meel-y<<schwa>>-rayt),  vb.1.  To  make  better  <the  charity tries to ameliorate  the  con-ditions  of  the  homeless>.2.  To  become  better  <  with  time,  the  situation ameliorated>. [Blacks Law 8th]

a me de superiore meo (ay mee dee s[y]oo-peer-ee-or-ee mee-oh). [Law Latin] Hist. From me, of my superior. • In a feudal land grant, this phrase provided that when feudal title was completed, the grantee would hold the land of the grantor’s superior. [Blacks Law 8th]

a  me  (ay  mee).  [Latin]  From  me.  • This phrase  was  used  in  feudal  grants to  denote  tenure held  directly  of  the  chief  lord.  The  phrase  is  short  for  a  me  de  superiore  meo  (ay  mee  dee s[y]oo-peer-ee-or-ee mee-oh), meaning “from me of my superior.” Cf. DE ME. [Blacks Law 8th]

ambulatory will.See WILL. [Blacks Law 8th]