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institutionalized

DEFINITIONS OF: institutionalized

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adj given the character of an institution or incorporated into a structured and usually well-established system

institutionalized graft”
institutionalized suicide as practiced in Japan”
Synonyms:
institutionalised
institutional
organized as or forming an institution

adj officially placed in or committed to a specialized institution

“had hopes of rehabilitating the institutionalized juvenile delinquents”
Synonyms:
institutionalised
Antonyms:
noninstitutionalised, noninstitutionalized
not committed to an institution
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