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institutionalized

ins·ti·tu·tionalized

US/ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃʌnʌˌlaɪzd/ uncommon

adjective

1.

officially placed in or committed to a specialized institution

  • “had hopes of rehabilitating the institutionalized juvenile delinquents”
2.

given the character of an institution or incorporated into a structured and usually well-established system

  • “institutionalized graft”
  • “institutionalized suicide as practiced in Japan”

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