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addiction

ad·dic·tion

UK/əˈdɪkˌʃən/ US/ʌˈdɪkʃʌn/ fairly common

noun

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(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”

Origin

From addict + -ion; compare (Latin) addictio (“an adjudging, an award”).

Phrases

  • alcohol addiction
  • device addiction
  • drug addiction
  • internet addiction disorder

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