sectioned

• Adjetivo usado no inglês britânico para descrever uma pessoa que foi legalmente internada em um hospital psiquiátrico com base em uma seção da Lei de Saúde Mental.

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.

   Dividido em seções

   • 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.

   Sinônimoscompartmentalizeddividedportionsegmentedseparatedsplit

   Antônimosentiretogetherundividedunitedwhole

2. Compulsorily admitted to a psychiatric hospitalC1formalbritishmedical

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

   Internado compulsoriamente

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

   Sinônimoscertifiedcommitted

• Verbo que significa dividir ou cortar algo em seções ou partes.

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

1. Divide into partsB1formal

   To divide something into smaller parts or sections.

   Dividir em partes

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

   Sinônimoscompartmentalizecut updividepartitionsegmentsplitsubdivide

2. Cut or sliceB2formalmedical

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

   Cortar em seções

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

   Sinônimoscutdissectdividepartitionsegmentslicesplit