having been committed compulsorily to a psychiatric hospital in accordance with a section of a mental health act.
It’s a British phrase, I hadn’t heard it either.
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daggermoon@lemmy.world 5 months ago
sectioned?
Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 5 months ago
TheOctonaut@mander.xyz 5 months ago
Well that just means you’ve got 8 seasons of Peep Show to watch.
TheGreenWizard@lemmy.zip 5 months ago
“Hey mark, don’t get mad but I may have gotten you sectioned. I need someone to send Superhans this weird balloon of powder he wanted. I’d have done it myself, but I thought you’d be due for a holiday eh? You’re not mad are you Mark? Oh your mad.”
TheOctonaut@mander.xyz 5 months ago
OK boys you’ve had your fun with the sectioning, there’ll be no more sectioning today.
Ganbat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 months ago
It’s UK slang.
“For a person to be detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 against their will, admitted to hospital, and given treatment, if they are perceived to be a threat to themselves or others.”
daggermoon@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Ah, I see. Thank you to my friend across the pond.
Ganbat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 months ago
Oh, I’m in the US, too. You can tell by the surgery I need but can’t afford. I looked it up on Urban Dictionary.
daggermoon@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Sorry to hear that. I hope you get the surgery you need.
PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 months ago
Thanks, I thought she was drafted into the JSDF, but that’s Article 9 (and wildly improbable)