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Meanings of civil commitment in English

Russian
принудительная мера медицинского характера
Portuguese
tratamento involuntário

Legal process through which an individual who is deemed to have symptoms of severe mental disorder loses freedoms.

      принудительная мера медицинского характера

      Legal process about individuals with symptoms of severe mental illness.

            Usage of civil commitment in English
            1
            Proposals to change the program and civil commitment laws failed in recent legislative sessions.
            Reuters
            2
            He is also fighting civil commitment.
            The new yorker
            3
            Under civil commitments, offenders who have served their prison terms are held in state facilities until completing their treatment.
            Reuters