Definitions For Institution

noun

• The act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
• An establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated
• A hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person
• A custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society
• An organization founded and united for a specific purpose
• An established organization
• A place where an organization takes care of people for a usually long period of time
• A custom, practice, or law that is accepted and used by many people