sectioned

• Im britischen Englisch verwendet für eine Person, die aufgrund einer Zwangseinweisung nach dem Mental Health Act in eine psychiatrische Klinik eingewiesen wurde.

An adjective used in British English to describe a person who has been legally detained in a psychiatric hospital under a section of the Mental Health Act.

1. Divided into sectionsB2formal

   Having been divided or separated into distinct parts or sections.

   In Abschnitte unterteilt

   • The report is sectioned into three main parts.
   • The garden was sectioned off for different types of plants.
   • The document is sectioned by chapters for easy reading.

   Synonymecompartmentalizeddividedportionsegmentedseparatedsplit

   Antonymeentiretogetherundividedunitedwhole

2. Compulsorily admitted to a psychiatric hospitalC1formalbritishmedical

   (British English) Officially detained in a psychiatric hospital under a section of the Mental Health Act.

   zwangsweise in die Psychiatrie eingewiesen

   • He was sectioned after a severe psychotic episode.
   • The patient was sectioned for his own safety.
   • She was sectioned under the Mental Health Act.

   Synonymecertifiedcommitted

• Verb, das bedeutet, etwas in Abschnitte oder Teile zu unterteilen oder zu zerschneiden.

A verb meaning to divide or cut something into sections or parts.

1. Divide into partsB1formal

   To divide something into smaller parts or sections.

   In Teile teilen

   • The teacher sectioned the class into groups for the project.
   • They sectioned the report into chapters.
   • The land was sectioned for different uses.

   Synonymecompartmentalizecut updividepartitionsegmentsplitsubdivide

2. Cut or sliceB2formalmedical

   To cut something into sections, especially in surgery or cooking.

   Zerteilen

   • The surgeon sectioned the tissue for examination.
   • She sectioned the orange into wedges.
   • The sample was sectioned for microscopic analysis.

   Synonymecutdissectdividepartitionsegmentslicesplit