To commit, as for mental health reasons. So called after various sections of legal acts regarding mental health
After explaining that for 7 years, from ’88 to ’95, I was permanently sectioned under the Mental Health act, robbed of my freedom, my integrity, my rights, I wrote at the time;- ¶.
In architecture, a drawing showing a vertical slice through a building A longitudinal section is a cut down the length of the building, a cross section cuts across the shorter dimension of the building All horizontal and vertical lines are drawn to a scale In detailed section drawings the interior is shown in elevation
Each individual class has it's own section number In most cases, the courses may be the same, but taught at different times There are exceptions to the assumption when a course may mainly surround one topic or idea but is based on different subjects One example is the First Year Studies 101 courses Every FYS 101 is titled Words & Ideas, however, each FYS 101 may be based on a different topic Another example is Communication 400 Each course is a seminar in current topics Each section has a different topic For example COMM 400 07 is Conflict and Transformation; COMM 400 15 is Rhetoric of Film
If something is sectioned, it is divided into sections. It holds vegetables in place while they are being peeled or sectioned
In land survey terms, one of 36 subdivisions of a township, each of which is theoretically one mile square and contains 640 acres In the actual surveys the dimensions and areas of these sections are subject to variance from the theoretical standards of the system The township sections are numbered progressively from the northeast corner from 1 to 36 These section lines and numbers are marked on the Fisher, McKenzie, and USGS maps of the Boundary Waters Section numbers are sometimes taken as names for lakes, a sure mark of desperation (Township sections diagram)
The basic segment of a bill, with each Section being assigned a sequential number Existing statutory law is also referred to by Section number
A section of an official document such as a report, law, or constitution is one of the parts into which it is divided. section 14 of the Trade Descriptions Act 1968
1) One of the 36 units that subdivides a township It is a piece of land that is generally one mile square 2) An exposed vertical or inclined surface, such as a cliff or quarry face 3) geologic term used for a columnar section, type section or thin section
This is another name for a class that meets on a specific day and time Many courses (English 1A, for example) are offered at different times and days by different instructors Each time-and-day possibility is a "section " When you choose a class from the class schedule, you are registering for a section
One of the cross-section parts that a rocket vehicle is divided into, each adjoining another at one or both of its end Usually described by a designating word, as in nose section, aft section, center section, tail section, thrust section, tank section , etc
A section is a diagram of something such as a building or a part of the body. It shows how the object would appear to you if it were cut from top to bottom and looked at from the side. For some buildings a vertical section is more informative than a plan
one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object; "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road"
Publication are made up of pages When printed there are normally 8, 16, 32 or 64 pages to a single printed sheet When a number of these sheets are collated (see entry) together, cut and folded - the resulting group of pages is called a section A publication or catalogue is made up of one or more of these sections See also Perfect Binding, Saddle Stitching
(or sectional view): An orthographic projection created when the picture plane is imagined to cut through the object at a convenient location to illustrate internal structure or detail Floor Plans are a specific type of section where the picture plane is horizontal, usually one meter above floor level, and the viewing direction is downwards
Many of the courses offered at USCA, especially freshman and sophomore level courses, are needed by so many students that the course will be offered at several different times during the day/week Each separate offering of the course is called a “section ” (e g , AEGL 101 at 9 AM MWF is one section of 101 English There may also be sections at 10 AM, 11 AM, etc ) Different sections may be taught by different professors