Marchman Act

verb

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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Meanings

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

present singular third person Marchman Acts · participle present Marchman Acting · participle past Marchman Acted · past Marchman Acted

  1. USintransitivetransitivelawTo 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.

Origin

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

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APA

Marchman Act. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Marchman%20Act

MLA

“Marchman Act.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Marchman%20Act. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Marchman Act,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Marchman%20Act.

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