institutionalized
adjective
1 institutionalized
Officially placed in or committed to a specialized institution:
— Had hopes of rehabilitating the institutionalized juvenile delinquents.
synonym: institutionalised.
2 institutionalized
Given the character of an institution or incorporated into a structured and usually well-established system:
— Institutionalized graft.
— Institutionalized suicide as practiced in Japan.
synonym: institutionalised.
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