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Definition of Mental institution
1. Noun. A hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person.
Specialized synonyms: Bedlam, Booby Hatch, Crazy House, Cuckoo's Nest, Funny Farm, Funny House, Loony Bin, Madhouse, Nut House, Nuthouse, Sanatorium, Snake Pit
Generic synonyms: Hospital, Infirmary
Derivative terms: Institutional, Institutionalise, Institutionalize
Definition of Mental institution
1. Noun. (derogatory slang) A psychiatric hospital, or the psychiatric ward of a hospital. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mental Institution
Literary usage of Mental institution
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Gun Controls: Options for Improving the National Instant Criminal Background edited by Laurie E. Ekstrand, Danny R. Burton (2000)
""According to ATF regulations, (1) individuals committed to a mental institution
by a court, board, commission, or other lawful authority; ..."
2. Abandoned to the State: Cruelty and Neglect in Russian Orphanages by Kathleen Hunt (1999)
"One was sent to a mental institution because the director was offended by the
family. One older child was sent to a mental institution because he was ..."
3. Gun Control: Opportunities to Close Loopholes in the National Instant by Laurie E. Ekstrand, Danny R. Burton (2003)
""California allows this restoration for persons who have been involuntarily
committed for 14 days or less to a mental institution, which is a state firearms ..."
4. Prison Slavery by Barbara Esposito, Lee Wood, Kathryn Bardsley (1982)
"They locked me down even tighter, then sent me to a mental institution so I
wouldn't screw ... My baby was born there. The mental institution sent me back. ..."
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