# sectioning

Pronunciation: say "SEK-shuhn-ing" /ˈsɛkʃənɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of section. — present participle and gerund of section
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of section. Use this form for the ongoing act of dividing something into parts.
   - _The editor is sectioning the manuscript so each chapter stands on its own._
   - _Carefully sectioning the orange, she removed every bit of pith._

## Noun

2. The act of dividing something into separate parts or segments.
   - Simple: The act of splitting something into separate parts.
   - _The sectioning of the survey into themed blocks simplified the analysis._
   - _Editors praised the clear sectioning of the lengthy report._
3. An occasion on which a person is compulsorily detained in a psychiatric hospital under the UK Mental Health Act. *(Australia, New Zealand, UK)*
   - Simple: A time when someone is placed in a mental health hospital without agreeing, under British law.
   - _Her sectioning came after weeks of escalating crisis at home._
   - _The tribunal reviewed the sectioning to decide whether continued detention was justified._

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