reception-order
Definition
Noun: A legal order authorizing the detention of a person in a psychiatric hospital or similar institution, typically due to mental illness.
Usage Examples
- (A legal directive for involuntary hospitalization.)
- (A formal document mandating admission to a mental health facility.)
Advanced Usage
"to be under a reception-order": to be legally detained in a psychiatric institution.
- He has been under a reception-order since his diagnosis. (He is officially committed to a mental hospital.)
"to apply for a reception-order": to request a legal order for someone's detention.
- The family applied for a reception-order to ensure her safety. (They sought legal authorization for hospitalization.)
Variants and Related Words
Reception (n): the act of receiving or admitting someone.
- The hospital's reception area was crowded. (The admitting section of the facility.)
Order (n): a command or directive issued by a court or authority.
- The judge signed the order for the patient's transfer. (A legal instruction.)
Synonyms
- Commitment order: a legal directive for psychiatric hospitalization.
- Detention order: an official authorization for confinement.
Related Idioms
- "to be certified": (informal) to be officially declared mentally ill and subject to a reception-order.
- After the incident, he was certified and sent to the asylum. (He was legally committed.)