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zwangseinweisen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • section noun A distinct part of something larger, such as a document, area, or object.

Senses

zwangseinweisen is used for these senses in English:

  • section (UK, Australia, New Zealand) To commit (a person) to a hospital for mental health treatment as an involuntary patient. So called after various sections of legal acts regarding mental health.

section — full definition

  1. noun A distinct part of something larger, such as a document, area, or object.
  2. verb To divide something into separate parts, or (British, informal) to have someone detained under mental health law.
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