hospital order
hospital order noun: a court order requiring an offender who is found not guilty by reason of insanity to be admitted to a psychiatric hospital.
Noun
hospital order (plural hospital orders)
- A court order requiring an offender who is found not guilty by reason of insanity to be admitted to a psychiatric hospital.
- Where hospital orders were made, direct admission to hospital from the court was arranged if possible.2002, Robert Harris, David Webb, Mentally Disordered Offenders: Managing People Nobody Owns, →ISBN
- Patients admitted to hospital under a hospital order without a restriction order are treated largely the same as patients detained on the basis of an application for admission for treatment under section 3.2008, Great Britain. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety Department of Health, Reference Guide to the Mental Health Act 1983, →ISBN, page 55
Forms of hospital order
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Questions about hospital order
- What does hospital order mean?
- Hospital order means a court order requiring an offender who is found not guilty by reason of insanity to be admitted to a psychiatric hospital.
- What part of speech is hospital order?
- Hospital order is a noun.
- What is the plural of hospital order?
- The plural of hospital order is hospital orders.
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