1. the fact of being sent to live in an institution such as a prison or hospital for a period of time
   • ● She came from a background of abuse, poverty and teenage institutionalization.
2. the act of making something become part of an organized system, society or culture, so that it is considered normal
   • ● the institutionalization of film studies
   • ● The institutionalization of corruption paralaysed the system.

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