alteration

(ôl'tə-rā'shən)
n.

1. The act or procedure of altering.
2. The condition resulting from altering; modification.

View more Miscellaneous videos

noun

The process or result of making or becoming different: change, modification, mutation, permutation, variation. See change/persist.

n

Definition: change
Antonyms: preservation

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

Modification; changing a thing without obliterating it.

An alteration is a variation made in the language or terms of a legal document that affects the rights and obligations of the parties to it. When this occurs, the alteration is material and the party who did not consent to the change can be released from his or her duties under the document by a court.

When an essential part of a writing has been cut, torn, burned, or erased, the alteration is also known as a mutilation.

The alteration of a document by someone other than a party to it is called a spoliation.

The use of a sharp or flat to raise or lower a pitch from its natural state.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - ændring, forandring

Nederlands (Dutch)
verandering, castratie, gealtereerd akkoord (muziek)

Français (French)
n. - modification, changement, transformations, réparations, retouchage, remaniement, (Archit) travaux, (Naut) changement ( de route), déroutement

Deutsch (German)
n. - Änderung, Abänderung, Umbau

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αλλαγή, τροποποίηση, μετατροπή, μεταποίηση, μεταβολή, μεταλλαγή, αλλοίωση

Italiano (Italian)
modifica, restauro, rinnovazione

idioms:

• proposed alteration    proposta di modifica

Português (Portuguese)
n. - alteração (f), modificação (f)

idioms:

• proposed alteration    alteração (f) proposta

Русский (Russian)
изменение, перемена

idioms:

• proposed alteration    предлагаемая поправка

Español (Spanish)
n. - modificación, cambio, transformación, reforma, retoque

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - förändring

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
变更, 改变, 修改, 变样

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 變更, 改變, 修改, 變樣

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 개조, 변화, 고쳐진 곳

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 変更, 変更の結果, 変化

idioms:

• proposed alteration    提唱された変更

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تعديل, تغيير, تصحيح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שינוי, תיקון‬

If you are unable to view some languages clearly, click here.

To select your translation preferences click here.