Marchman Act

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Etymology[edit]

The act (1993) was named after former pastor Hal Strickland Marchman, Jr., (1919–2009), who advocated for services for substance abusers.

Verb[edit]

Marchman Act (third-person singular simple present Marchman Acts, present participle Marchman Acting, simple past and past participle Marchman Acted)

  1. (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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