(US, law, transitive, intransitive) To invoke the Marchman Act, i.e., a means of voluntary or involuntary assessment and stabilization and treatment of a person allegedly abusing alcohol or drugs.
(US, law, transitive, intransitive) To invoke the Marchman Act, i.e., a means of voluntary or involuntary assessment and stabilization and treatment of a person allegedly abusing alcohol or drugs.
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(US, law, transitive, intransitive) 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.
(US, law) A federal law passed in 1910 prohibiting transportation of women across state lines for immoral purposes.
(legal, automotive, US) The act of driving under the influence of alcohol.
(US, gerund of maneuver) An act in which something or someone maneuvers.
(literally, US politics) A statute enacted by the United States Congress.