01 n. The act or process of instituting; as: (a) Establishment; foundation; enactment; as, the institution of a school.
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The act or process of instituting; as: (a) Establishment; foundation; enactment; as, the institution of a school.“The institution of God's law is described as being established by solemn injunction.” — Hooker.
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Instruction; education.(Eccl. Law) [Obs.]
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That which instituted or established“The nature of our people, Our city's institutions.” — Shak.
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An established or organized society or corporation; an establishment, especially of a public character, or affecting a community; a foundation; as, a literary institution; a charitable institution; also, a building or the buildings occupied or used by such organization; as, the Smithsonian Institution.“We ordered a lunch (the most delightful of English institutions, next to dinner) to be ready against our return.” — Hawthorne.
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That which institutes or instructs; a textbook; a system of elements or rules; an institute.[Obs.]“There is another manuscript, of above three hundred years old, . . . being an institution of physic.” — Evelyn.