addiction
Nouns
- (n) being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) dependance, habituation, dependence, dependency,
- (n) an abnormally strong craving
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(n) (Roman law) a formal award by a magistrate of a thing or person to another person (as the award of a debtor to his creditor); a surrender to a master
- under Roman law addiction was the justification for slavery