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homeless dumping

homeless dumping noun: the practice of hospital employees or emergency workers releasing homeless patients on the streets instead of placing them into the custody of a relative or shelter or retaining them in a hospital where they may require expensive medical care.

Noun

homeless dumping (uncountable)

  1. (idiomatic) The practice of hospital employees or emergency workers releasing homeless patients on the streets instead of placing them into the custody of a relative or shelter or retaining them in a hospital where they may require expensive medical care.
    • A hospital van dropped off a homeless paraplegic man on Skid Row and left him crawling in the street with nothing more than a soiled gown and a broken colostomy bag.... Police said the incident was a case of "homeless dumping" and were questioning officials from the hospital.2007. Police probe alleged L.A. homeless dumping. MSNBC via Associated Press, February 9, 2007, Los Angeles http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17062674
    • Authorities have launched a criminal investigation into suspected dumping of homeless people on Skid Row after police witnessed ambulances leaving five people on a street there during the weekend.2006. L.A. Police Allege Homeless Dumping, Associated Press, October 25, 2006, Los Angeles
    Synonyms:
    patient dumping

Synonyms of homeless dumping

Questions about homeless dumping

What does homeless dumping mean?
Homeless dumping means the practice of hospital employees or emergency workers releasing homeless patients on the streets instead of placing them into the custody of a relative or shelter or retaining them in a hospital where they may require expensive medical care.
What part of speech is homeless dumping?
Homeless dumping is a noun.

Words near homeless dumping in the dictionary

  1. homelander
  2. homelanders
  3. homelands
  4. Homeleigh
  5. homeless
  6. homeless dumping
  7. homeless shelter
  8. homeless shelters
  9. homelesses
  10. homelessly
  11. homelessness

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