English
Etymology
Derived from institution
Alternative spellings
institutionalisation (mostly UK)
Noun
institutionalization (plural: institutionalizations)
- the process of establishing a practice as a norm
#: The government began the institutionalization of background checks for internet users.
- the process of committing a person to an facility where their freedom to leave will be restrained, usually a mental hospital
#: The institutionalization of Syd Barrett was a major event in the history of the rock group Pink Floyd.
See also
commitment
vi:institutionalization
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