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Mental institution

noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    A psychiatric hospital, or the psychiatric ward of a hospital. derogatory, informal

    "It fails to protect our magnificent, law-abiding American citizens, but provides sanctuary and protection for dangerous criminals, many from prisons and mental institutions that have illegally entered our country from all over the world."

  2. 2
    a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person wordnet

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