Transinstitutionalize
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Transinstitutionalize is a verb meaning (transitive) To transfer (a mentally ill person) from one institution to another, for example from hospital to jail.
Meaning
(transitive) To transfer (a mentally ill person) from one institution to another, for example from hospital to jail.
Word Forms
- transinstitutionalizes
- transinstitutionalizing
- transinstitutionalized
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include transplant, reinstitutionalize, overinstitutionalize, transload, institutionize, transfer.
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