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amendatory

[ uh-men-duh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

adjective

  1. serving to amend; corrective.


amendatory

/ -trɪ; əˈmɛndətərɪ /

adjective

  1. serving to amend; corrective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of amendatory1

1780–90, Americanism; < Late Latin ŧ³¾±ð²Ô»åÄå³ÙÅ°ù¾±³Ü²õ (with a- for e- from amend ). See emendator ( def ), -tory 1
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Bullock’s veto letter said he would have liked to have issued an amendatory veto, but could not because the bill was not sent to his office until after the Legislature adjourned.

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They contend Rauner’s amendatory veto places “overreaching restrictions on law-abiding gun owners.â€

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Rauner added the death penalty in an amendatory veto of legislation that would extend the waiting period for delivery of assault weapons to 72 hours.

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Using his amendatory veto power, he effectively rewrote the legislation to create a tough-on-crime cornucopia.

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The Republican approved the waiting period but used amendatory veto authority to add other measures.

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