Baker Act

短语

词形变化

Baker Acted Baker Acting Baker Acts 三单 Baker Acts Baker Acting 现在分词 Baker Acted 过去式 Baker Acted 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To invoke the Baker Act, i.e., the involuntary institutionalization and examination of an individual in the state of Florida, or (by extension) elsewhere in the United States.

    美国 不及物 及物 法律

词源

The legislation was nicknamed the “Baker Act” after Florida Democratic state representative from Miami, Maxine Baker, who served from 1963 to 1972. She had a strong interest in mental health issues, served as chair of the House Committee on Mental Health, and was the sponsor of the bill.

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