transinstitutionalization

noun

The relocation of one or more people from one type of institutional facility to another (for example from a residential psychiatric hospital to a prison, a general hospital, or a nursing home), either intentionally (as a planned transfer) or as a side effect of another decision (such as a governmental decision to close residential mental hospitals).

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Meanings

nountransinstitutionalization (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe relocation of one or more people from one type of institutional facility to another (for example from a residential psychiatric hospital to a prison, a general hospital, or a nursing home), either intentionally (as a planned transfer) or as a side effect of another decision (such as a governmental decision to close residential mental hospitals).

Origin

From trans- + institutionalization.

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APA

transinstitutionalization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transinstitutionalization

MLA

“transinstitutionalization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transinstitutionalization. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transinstitutionalization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transinstitutionalization.

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