institutionalization

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The process of establishing a practice as a norm.
2. (countable, uncountable) The process of committing a person to a facility where their freedom to leave will be restrained, usually a mental hospital.
3. (countable, uncountable) The presence of social deficits or disabilities as a result of a long period spent in a prison, mental hospitals, etc.

Synonyms

formalization

legalization

institutionalisation

Translations

institucionalización

institutionnalisation

incarcération

placement en institution

istituzionalizzazione

prisión

reclusión en establecimiento penitenciario

المؤسّساتيّة

confinamiento en establecimiento penitenciario

إيداع في المؤسسات الاصلاحية؛ سجن

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌɪnstɪˌtjuːʃnəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/

Etymology

From institutional + -ization.