“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.”
“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.”
sectioned?
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.”
Ah, I see. Thank you to my friend across the pond.
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.
Sorry to hear that. I hope you get the surgery you need.
Thanks, I thought she was drafted into the JSDF, but that’s Article 9 (and wildly improbable)
It’s a British phrase, I hadn’t heard it either.
Well that just means you’ve got 8 seasons of Peep Show to watch.
“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.”
OK boys you’ve had your fun with the sectioning, there’ll be no more sectioning today.