homeless dumping

Meanings:

• 1.

  United Statesneutraldescriptive
  • The act of abandoning homeless persons by leaving them on streets or in public places, typically carried out by staff or agents of an institution.

• 2.

  United Statesidiomaticpejorativejournalisticlegal
  • The institutional practice of releasing responsibility for vulnerable patients or clients (often to save costs or avoid liability) by depositing them on the street or in another public place instead of arranging appropriate care or shelter; synonymous with patient dumping.