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institutionalization

[in-sti-too-shuh-nl-ahy-zey-shuhn, -tyoo-] / ˌɪn stɪˌtu ʃə nlˌaɪˈzeɪ ʃən, -ˌtju- /


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The third piece of the Cicero platform is to expand civil commitment laws, which permit the involuntary hospitalization or institutionalization of people with mental illnesses.

From Slate Jan. 22, 2025

This in turn makes it more likely that older adults can avoid institutionalization and stay in their own homes.

From Salon Feb. 16, 2024

Medical understanding of autism is in its infancy, and treatment is only a generation removed from institutionalization.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 5, 2023

Her uncle took the secret of his mother’s institutionalization to his grave, Arnold said.

From Seattle Times Jul. 27, 2023

Thus the informal Torricellian network marks the effective beginning of the institutionalization of science, driven by the conviction that collaboration and exchange would lead to more rapid progress.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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