English

Alternative forms

• institutionalisation (Commonwealth)

Noun

institutionalization ‎(plural institutionalizations)

1. the process of establishing a practice as a norm

   The 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 hospital

   The institutionalization of Syd Barrett was a major event in the history of the rock group Pink Floyd.

Related terms

• institutionalize, institutionalise

See also

• commitment