transinstitutionalized

A form of transinstitutionalize — To transfer (a mentally ill person) from one institution to another, for example from hospital to jail.

Scrabble 32

Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of transinstitutionalize
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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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