amendment
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Michelle Guy of the Alliance Party proposed an amendment abolishing the defence of "reasonable punishment", which is available to parents and caregivers in some circumstances.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
While in Congress, Mr. Becerra co-sponsored a constitutional amendment to overturn the ruling.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
To come into effect, the New York Legislature still needs to approve the amendment a second time next year, and then voters have to bless the constitutional rewrite in a referendum.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
The amendment failed after Cassidy voted against it.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
The night the Boggs Ferry town council was supposed to vote on this amendment, there had been the first cuco attacks.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
Vocabulary lists containing amendment
U.S. Government Lingo
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13th Amendment (1865)
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