A hostile amendment is an amendment to a motion that changes or defeats the purpose or direction of the motion.
For example:
A motion that is moved and seconded reads, "we condemn the President's actions on July 4th."
A hostile amendment would be to strike condemn and replace with endorse.
The amendment for all intents and purposes defeats the motion.
The 21st Amendment repeals the 18th Amendment (Prohibition)
17th amendment.
The 21st amendment, which is the repeal of prohibition, repealed the 18th amendment which was about prohibition.
The only amendment to the Constitution to be repealed is the Prohibition amendment, the amendment prohibiting manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages. It was the 18th amendment, and was repealed by the 21st amendment. See link.
All African Americans became citizens as a result of the 14th Amendment.
The second amendment allows two things: -The right of the people to possess and own firearms. -The right of the states to raise militias. Such an amendment was meant to secure the rights of Americans from their own government, and to protect the country incase of a foreign, hostile invasion.
hostile
If someone of something has a hostile attitude then they are dangerous and hostile.
No, hostile means unfriendly.
The Aztecs were hostile.
The homophone for "hostile" is "hostel."
The teacher's hostile tone made the students uncomfortable.
The word hostile is a noun, a word for a hostile person or an enemy.The noun form for the adjective hostile is hostility.
The Sixth Amendment, like the Fifth, focuses on preventing possible abuses of the criminal justice system. The Sixth amendment guarantees accused criminals the right to a "speedy and public" trial by jury. It also gives defendants the right to know what charges are being made against them, and to cross-examine hostile witnesses, and also to be represented by a lawyer in court.
Hostile Whirlwinds was created in 1953.
Hostile Advances was created in 1996.
The abstract noun for the adjective hostile is hostility.