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"; an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated; an organization founded and united for a specific purpose

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There are 237 solutions. The longest is RITUAL OBSERVANCE with 16 letters, and the shortest is A with 1 letters.

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Clue	Answers

penal institution	23
institutionalise	13
COLLECTION OF RECORDS ESPECIALLY ABOUT AN INSTITUTION	11
A COMPLEX OF BUILDINGS IN WHICH AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IS HOUSED	11
A CLERGYMAN MINISTERING TO SOME INSTITUTION	11
CHARACTERISTIC OR SUGGESTIVE OF AN INSTITUTION ESPECIALLY IN BEING UNIFORM OR DULL OR UNIMAGINATIVE	11
A RECREATION ROOM IN AN INSTITUTION	11
A DOCUMENT INCORPORATING AN INSTITUTION AND SPECIFYING ITS RIGHTS	11
A SOCIAL SCIENTIST WHO STUDIES THE INSTITUTIONS AND DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN SOCIETY	11
A LEARNER WHO IS ENROLLED IN AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION	11
AN INSTITUTION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF ART OR SCIENCE OR LITERATURE	11
A SYSTEM OF MEANS AND ACTIVITIES WHEREBY A SOCIAL INSTITUTION FUNCTIONS	11
A PERSON WHO FOUNDS OR ESTABLISHES SOME INSTITUTION	11
CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION FOR THE DETENTION AND DISCIPLINE AND TRAINING OF YOUNG OR FIRST OFFENDERS	11
CARRIED ON WITHIN THE BOUNDS OF AN INSTITUTION OR COMMUNITY	11
A SUPPORTER OF TRADITIONAL POLITICAL AND SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS AGAINST THE FORCES OF REFORM	11
A PERSON WHO HELPS PEOPLE OR INSTITUTIONS	11
AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION FOR CHILDREN TOO YOUNG FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	11
A CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION WHERE PERSONS ARE CONFINED WHILE ON TRIAL OR FOR PUNISHMENT	11
A MEDICAL INSTITUTION WHERE SICK OR INJURED PEOPLE ARE GIVEN MEDICAL OR SURGICAL CARE	11

‘INSTITUTION’ isn’t just a clue – it’s also a popular crossword answer! Check out these clues where ‘INSTITUTION’ is the solution:

Clue	Answer

Established law or custom (11)	institution
Long-established custom (11)
Established custom (11)