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conventional amendment

[/kənˈvenʃənəl əˈmendmənt/]
nounpl: conventional amendments
emenda convencional
1. An amendment to a constitution or legal document made through the standard, established procedures as opposed to extraordinary or emergency methods
The legislature approved a conventional amendment to the constitution following the prescribed constitutional procedures.
A legislatura aproveitou uma emenda convencional à constituição seguindo os procedimentos constitucionais prescritos.
2. In contract law, a modification or alteration to an agreement that follows customary legal practices and is mutually agreed upon by parties
The conventional amendment to the treaty was negotiated between the two nations.
A emenda convencional ao tratado foi negociada entre as duas nações.
Synonyms
standard amendmentformal amendmentstatutory amendmentconstitutional amendment
Antonyms
extraordinary amendmentemergency amendmentrevolutionary changeunconstitutional modification

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
emenda convencional
Standard term used in constitutional and legal contexts
São Paulo
emenda convencional
Formal legal terminology consistent with national usage
Portugal
alteração convencional
Alternative phrasing sometimes used in Portuguese legal discourse

Related Idioms & Phrases

by conventional means
through proper channels
according to established procedures
legal amendment process
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