sectioning

English

Pronunciation
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Verb

sectioning

  1. present participle and gerund of section

Noun

sectioning (plural sectionings)

  1. A division into sections.
  2. (UK, New Zealand, Australia, mental health) An instance of a person being sectioned.
    • 2005, Gill Aitken, Pam Alldred, Robin Allwood, Psychology, Discourse And Social Practice: From Regulation To Resistance:
      Nevertheless, some work reports that black women are overrepresented, comprising up to half of the sectionings […]
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