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| 1. | The act or process of instituting; as: | |
| 2. | (Eccl. Law) Instruction; education. | |
| 2. | That which instituted or established | |
| 3. | An established or organized society or corporation; an establishment, especially of a public character, or affecting a community; a foundation; | |
| 3. | That which institutes or instructs; a textbook; a system of elements or rules; an institute. |
| Noun | 1. | institution - an organization founded and united for a specific purpose Synonyms: establishment |
| 2. | institution - an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated | |
| 3. | institution - a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society; "the institution of marriage"; "the institution of slavery"; "he had become an institution in the theater" | |
| 4. | institution - the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"; "he regards the fork as a modern introduction" Synonyms: founding, instauration, origination, initiation, innovation, creation, foundation, introduction | |
| 5. | institution - a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person |
INSTITUTION, eccl. law. The act by which the ordinary commits the cure of souls to a person presented to a benefice.
INSTITUTION, political law. That which has been established and settled by law for the public good; as, the American institutions guaranty to the citizens all privileges and immunities essential to freedom.
INSTITUTION, practice. The commencement of an action; as, A B has instituted a suit against C D, to recover damages for a trespass.
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