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Definition of Institutionalized

1. Adjective. Officially placed in or committed to a specialized institution. "Had hopes of rehabilitating the institutionalized juvenile delinquents"

2. Adjective. Given the character of an institution or incorporated into a structured and usually well-established system. "Institutionalized suicide as practiced in Japan"

Definition of Institutionalized

1. Verb. (past of institutionalize) ¹

2. Adjective. of or relating to something that has been established as an institution ¹

3. Adjective. of or relating to someone who has been committed to an institution, such as a prison or an insane asylum ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Institutionalized

institutional practice institutional racism institutionalisation institutionalisations institutionalise institutionalised institutionalises institutionalising institutionalism institutionalist

institutionalists institutionality institutionalization institutionalizations institutionalize institutionalized (current term) institutionalizes institutionalizing institutionally institutionary

institutions institutionwide institutist institutists institutive institutively institutor institutors instop instore

Literary usage of Institutionalized

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. No Minor Matter: Children in Maryland's Jails by Human Rights Watch, Human Rights Watch (Organization), Michael Bochenek (1999)
"Civil Enforcement Under the Civil Rights of institutionalized Persons Act The Civil Rights of institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA), enacted in 1980, ..."

2. The Changing Nature of Democracy by Takashi Inoguchi, Edward Newman, John Keane (1998)
"l0 A structure for peace: A democratic, interdependent, and institutionalized order Bruce Russett Three principles for a peaceful international order As the ..."

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