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Institutionalised Definition & Meaning

institutionalised
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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What does institutionalised mean?
officially placed in or committed to a specialized institution; "had hopes of rehabilitating the institutionalized juvenile delinquents" given the character of an institution or incorporated into a structured and usually well-established system; "institutionalized graft"; "institutionalized suicide as practiced in Japan"
What part of speech is institutionalised?
Institutionalised is an adjective.
How many definitions does institutionalised have?
Institutionalised has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).

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