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amende profitable (<<schwa>>-mend proh-fee-tahb-l<<schwa>>), n. Roman–Dutch law. In a defamation action, reparations made by a defendant who pays a sum that the plaintiff has named under oath as being less than full satisfaction for the claim. [Blacks Law 8th]

amende    honorable    (<<schwa>>-mend    on-<<schwa>>-r<<schwa>>-b<<schwa>>l    or a-mawnd  on-<<schwa>>-rah-b<<schwa>>l).  [French  “honorable  reparation”]  Hist.  A  formal reparation for an offense or injury, done by making an open and usu. humiliating acknowledgment and  apology  so  as  to  restore  the  victim’s  honor.  •  This  apology  could  be  accomplished,  for example,  by  walking  into  church  with  a  rope  around  the  neck …

amended return.See TAX RETURN. [Blacks Law 8th]

amended pleading.See PLEADING(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

amended complaint.See COMPLAINT. [Blacks Law 8th]

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]