From Latin 'addictus' (assigned as a slave), the Roman legal term for a debtor formally surrendered to their creditor.
A person who is addicted to a particular substance or activity.
From Latin 'addictus,' the past participle of 'addicere' (to assign, surrender). In Roman law, an 'addictus' was a debtor who was formally handed over as a slave to their creditor by court order. Key roots: ad- (Latin: "to"), dicere (Latin: "to say, declare