mental institution

Meanings

nounmental institution (plural mental institutions)

derogatoryinformalA psychiatric hospital, or the psychiatric ward of a hospital.
It fails to protect our magnificent, law-abiding American citizens, but provides sanctuary and protection for dangerous criminals, many from prisons and mental institutions that have illegally entered our country from all over the world.
2025 January 20, Donald Trump, Inaugural Address (2025)

nouna hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person

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