addiction has definitions from the fields of psychology,law
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[ noun ] (psychology) being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
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[ noun ] (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

Examples

"under Roman law addiction was the justification for slavery"

Related terms

award Roman_law

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[ noun ] an abnormally strong craving

Related terms

craving

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