sectioned

• Прилагательное, используемое в британском английском для описания человека, который был законно помещён в психиатрическую больницу в соответствии с разделом Закона о психическом здоровье.

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.

   Разделённый на части

   • 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.

   Synonymscompartmentalizeddividedportionsegmentedseparatedsplit

   Antonymsentiretogetherundividedunitedwhole

2. Compulsorily admitted to a psychiatric hospitalC1formalbritishmedical

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

   Принудительно госпитализирован

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

   Synonymscertifiedcommitted

• Глагол, означающий разделять или резать что-либо на секции или части.

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

1. Divide into partsB1formal

   To divide something into smaller parts or sections.

   Разделить на части

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

   Synonymscompartmentalizecut updividepartitionsegmentsplitsubdivide

2. Cut or sliceB2formalmedical

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

   Разрезать

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

   Synonymscutdissectdividepartitionsegmentslicesplit