Institutionalization

Alternative forms

• institutionalisation (mostly UK)

Origin

Derived from institution.

Full definition of institutionalization

Noun

1. the process of establishing a practice as a normThe government began the institutionalization of background checks for internet users.
2. the process of committing a person to a facility where their freedom to leave will be restrained, usually a mental hospitalThe institutionalization of Syd Barrett was a major event in the history of the rock group Pink Floyd.

Related terms

• institutionalize, institutionalise