transinstitutionalize

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

trans- +‎ institutionalize

Verb[edit]

transinstitutionalize (third-person singular simple present transinstitutionalizes, present participle transinstitutionalizing, simple past and past participle transinstitutionalized)

  1. (transitive) To transfer (a mentally ill person) from one institution to another, for example from hospital to jail.

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