addiction

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addiction (enc)

Noun	1.	addiction - being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) habituation, dependence, dependency narcotic - a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction physiological condition, physiological state - the state of the body or bodily functions drug addiction, white plague - an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug)
	2.	addiction - an abnormally strong craving craving - an intense desire for some particular thing
	3.	addiction - (Roman law) a formal award by a court sentence of a thing or person to another (as of a debtor to his creditor); a surrender to a master; "under Roman law addiction was the justification for slavery" award, awarding - a grant made by a law court; "he criticized the awarding of compensation by the court" jus civile, Justinian code, Roman law, civil law - the legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil law

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