compulsory admission
compulsory admission (kŏm-pul-ser-i) n. (in Britain) the entry and detention of a person within an institution without his consent, either because of mental illness (see Mental Health Act) or severe social deprivation and self-neglect (see Section 47). Compare voluntary admission.
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