baker act

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|US|law|transitive|intransitive}} To invoke the {{w|Baker Act}}, i.e., the [[involuntary]] [[institutionalization]] and [[examination]] of an [[individual]] in the state of [[Florida]], or {{lb|en|by extension}} elsewhere in the [[United States]].

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