(n)addiction, dependence, dependance, dependency, habituationbeing abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
(n)addiction(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”