verb · transitive · rare

5150

5150 · 5150s · 5150ed · 5150ing

To involuntarily confine someone for a mental illness that poses a risk to themselves…To involuntarily confine someone for a mental illness that poses a risk to themselves or others.

/ˈfɪf.ti.wənˈfɪf.ti/

Meaning

1 senses

(US, slang)To involuntarily confine someone for a mental illness that poses a risk to themselves or others.

Origin

From Article 1, Section 5150 of California's Welfare and Institutions Code, signed into la

From Article 1, Section 5150 of California's Welfare and Institutions Code, signed into law in 1967, regarding involuntary commitment for psychological evaluation and treatment. Popularized outside of California due to the spread of popular media produced in the state.

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Forms

5150s, 5150ing, 5150ed, 5150ed

Base form	5150 · to 5150
3rd person singular	5150s
Present participle	5150ing
Past simple	5150ed
Past participle	5150ed

regular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	5150
he, she, it	5150s

Past simpleLesson

all persons

5150ed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have 5150ed
he, she, it	has 5150ed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will 5150

Synonyms

3 synonyms

commitB1 sectionA1 Baker Act

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb