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The quality or state of being admitted to a place of confinement. Also: The act of making a policy or practice part of a structured and usually well-established system

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  • I use the term institutionalization, but what I really want to focus on are what institutionalizes a game.
  • But de-institutionalization is not among the major sources of mass incarceration.
  • As such, local militias are best integrated within a longer-term institutionalization plan for such forces.
  • The new ward at Sacred Heart is meant to help bridge the gap between long-term institutionalization and those community programs.
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