Modification

Achange; analteration which introduces new elements into the details, or cancels some of them, but leaves the general purpose and effect of the subjectmatter intact, “Modification” is not exactly synonymous with “amendment,” for tha former term denotes some minor change in the substance of the thing, without reference to its improvement or deterioration thereby, while tha latter word imports an amelioration of the thing (as by changing the phraseology of an instrument, so as to make it more distinct or specific) without involving the idea of any change iz substance or essence. In Seotch law. The term usually applied to the deeree of the teind court, awarding asuiltable stipend to the minister of a parish.

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