English Explanatory Dictionary

Baker Act

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. 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.

Word forms

Baker Act Baker Acts Baker Acting Baker Acted

Etymology

The legislation was nicknamed the “Baker Act” after Florida Democratic state representative from Miami, Maxine Baker, who served from 1963 to 1972. She had a strong interest in mental health issues, served as chair of the House Committee on Mental Health, and was the sponsor of the bill.

Related words

Marchman Act
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