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The phrase "a codicil is an amendment" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when explaining the relationship between a codicil and an amendment in the context of legal documents, particularly wills.
Example: "In estate planning, it's important to understand that a codicil is an amendment to a will, allowing changes without creating a new document."
Alternatives: "a codicil serves as a modification" or "a codicil functions as an alteration".
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A Codicil is an amendment that's added on to the existing document so you may not have to re-draft the whole thing again.
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And in the middle of lunch, Frankie suddenly said: "Geord - do you mind if I call you Geord?" "Noooooo, whatever Frankie!" And he says: "Do you know what a codicil is?" I said: "Yeah!" He said: "I've just made a codicil, and I've mentioned you in it".
The change at issue in the will is an amendment, known as a codicil, that would give Mr. Marshall control of $60 million of her estate.
802.11 EDCA is an amendment of DCF.
That will be an amendment.
Prosecutors have contended that Mr. Morrissey tried to cover his tracks in a memo he sent to Mr. Marshall the day after the third codicil was signed.
Lane had left a codicil to his will that gifted his large collection of valuable paintings to Dublin, but the codicil was not properly signed, and the paintings thus legally belonged to the National Gallery in London.
Any changes will require an altogether new will or a codicil (an amendment).
That amendment is a blatant violation of the First Amendment.
An appropriate title for a codicil would be: Codicil to the Last Will and Testament of [your full name].
"That's a First Amendment issue".
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