Synonyms: addiction
Definition: (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
Usage: under Roman law addiction was the justification for slavery
Similar words: award, awarding
Definition: a grant made by a law court
Usage: he criticized the awarding of compensation by the court
Synonyms: addiction
Definition: an abnormally strong craving
Similar words: craving
Definition: an intense desire for some particular thing
Synonyms: addiction, habituation, dependance, dependence, dependency
Definition: being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
Similar words: physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state
Definition: the condition or state of the body or bodily functions