sectioned

• Adjectif utilisé en anglais britannique pour décrire une personne qui a été légalement placée dans un hôpital psychiatrique en vertu d'une section de la loi sur la santé mentale.

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.

   divisé en sections

   • 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.

   Synonymescompartmentalizeddividedportionsegmentedseparatedsplit

   Antonymesentiretogetherundividedunitedwhole

2. Compulsorily admitted to a psychiatric hospitalC1formalbritishmedical

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

   Placement psychiatrique sous contrainte

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

   Synonymescertifiedcommitted

• Verbe signifiant diviser ou couper quelque chose en sections ou en parties, notamment par une procédure légale ou une action de découpe.

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

1. Divide into partsB1formal

   To divide something into smaller parts or sections.

   Diviser en sections

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

   Synonymescompartmentalizecut updividepartitionsegmentsplitsubdivide

2. Cut or sliceB2formalmedical

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

   Couper en sections

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

   Synonymescutdissectdividepartitionsegmentslicesplit