alteration > define

noun

• An event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another.
  • usage: "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago"
  • synonyms: change, modification
• The act of making something different (as e. G. The size of a garment.
  • synonyms: modification, adjustment
• The act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification. )
  • usage: "it would require a drastic revision of his opinion"
  • synonyms: revision

• (n.) The state of being altered; a change made in the form or nature of a thing; changed condition.
• (n.) The act of altering or making different.

ALTERATION is a change made to an executed contract which has not been approved by the parties to the contract. An alteration may constitute fraud if it has the impact of significantly affecting the rights of a party to the contract and was intentionally carried out by another party. If fraud is found, the innocent party may void the contract.