Institutionalized

[,ɪnstɪ'tjuːʃənəlaɪzd] or [,ɪnstɪ'tuʃənəlaɪzd]

Definition

(adj.) officially placed in or committed to a specialized institution; 'had hopes of rehabilitating the institutionalized juvenile delinquents' .

(adj.) given the character of an institution or incorporated into a structured and usually well-established system; 'institutionalized graft'; 'institutionalized suicide as practiced in Japan' .

Typist: Penelope--From WordNet