noun

1. A cutting; a part cut out from the rest of something.

2. A part, piece, subdivision of anything.

3. A part of a document.

Synonyms: sectio, cutting, slice, snippet, division, part, piece, slice

verb

1. To cut, divide or separate into pieces.

2. To reduce to the degree of thinness required for study with the microscope.

3. To commit (a person, to a hospital, with or without their consent), as for mental health reasons. So called after various sections of legal acts regarding mental health.