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Institutionalization

//ˌɪnstɪˌtjuːʃnəlaɪˈzeɪʃən// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The process of establishing a practice as a norm. countable, uncountable

    "The government began the institutionalization of background checks for internet users."

  2. 2
    The process of committing a person to a facility where their freedom to leave will be restrained, usually a mental hospital. countable, uncountable

    "The institutionalization of Syd Barrett was a major event in the history of the rock group Pink Floyd."

  3. 3
    The presence of social deficits or disabilities as a result of a long period spent in a prison, mental hospitals, etc. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From institutional + -ization.

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