Addiction

addict

addict : to cause (a person) to become physiologically dependent upon a drug [a-dikt] n : one who is addicted to a drug ...

addictive

addictive : causing or characterized by addiction [ drugs] ...

addiction : compulsive physiological need for a habit-forming drug (as heroin) ...

Addecimate, to take tithes.'Addict' means a person addicted to any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance. [Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (61 of 1985), s. 2 (i)]To be an addict, means something more than being merely accustomed to drink. It is certainly not a term of art, and giving to it its plain natural meaning, the expression 'addict' does carry with it a sense of moral obloquy, State of Bombay v. P.V. Balsara, AIR 1951 SC 319 (313)....

detoxification

a medically supervised treatment for addiction to drugs or alcohol intended to rid the body of the addictive substances...

Habitual

Habitual, means repeated several times. Management of Monghyr Factory of I.T.C. Ltd. v. Presiding Officer, AIR 1978 SC 1428 (1434): (1978) 3 SCC 504: (1978) 3 SCR 1044.The expression 'habitual' would mean repeatedly or persistently and implies a thread of continuity stringing together similar repeated acts. An isolated default of rent would not mean that tenant was a habitual defaulter, Vijay Amba Das Diware v. Balkrishna Wamon Dande, AIR 2000 SC 1414 (1416): (2000) 4 SCC 126. (Rent Control and Eviction)A habitual offender or a person habitually addicted to crime is one who is a criminal by habit or by disposition formed by repetition of crimes, Dhanji Ram Sharma v. Supt. of Police, AIR 1966 SC 1766 (1767). [Punjab Police Rules, 1934, R. 23.4 (3) (b)]Means constant customary, addicted to a specified habit. In other word it would mean repeatedly or persistently and implies a thread of continuity stringing together similar repeated acts, Advanced Law Lexicon, 3rd Edn. by P. Ramanatha Aiy...

civil commitment

civil commitment : court-ordered institutionalization of a person suffering from mental illness, alcoholism, or drug addiction usually upon a finding that the person is dangerous to himself or herself or to others ...

competent

competent 1 : having or showing requisite or adequate ability or qualities [a lawyer] [ representation by counsel] 2 a : free from addiction or mental defect that renders one incapable of taking care of oneself or one's property b : capable of understanding one's position as a criminal defendant and the nature of the criminal proceedings and able to participate in one's defense compare capacity, incompetent, insanity 3 : legally qualified or adequate: as a : having the necessary power or authority [a judge of jurisdiction "U.S. Code"] b : qualified for presentation in court : admissible as evidence or capable of giving admissible evidence [a witness] c : intelligent [a waiver] ...

divorce

divorce [Middle French, from Latin divortium, from divortere divertere to leave one's marriage partner, from di- away, apart + vertere to turn] : the dissolution of a valid marriage granted esp. on specified statutory grounds (as adultery) arising after the marriage compare annulment NOTE: The most common grounds for divorce are absence from the marital home, drug or alcohol addiction, adultery, cruelty, conviction of a crime, desertion, insanity, and nonsupport. absolute divorce : a divorce that completely and permanently dissolves the marital relationship and terminates marital rights (as property rights) and obligations (as fidelity) divorce a men·sa et tho·ro [-ā-men-sə-et-thȯr-ō, -Ä -men-sÄ -et-thō-rō] : a separation governed by a court order : legal separation divorce a vin·cu·lo mat·ri·mo·nii [-ā-vi-ky-lō-ma-trə-mō-nē-ī, -Ä -vi-kü-lō-mÄ -trē...

habitual

habitual 1 : practicing or acting in some manner by force of custom, habit, or addiction [a drunkard] 2 : being such a specified number of times or with designated regularity [ offenders] 3 : involved in the practice of a person's usual behavior [her residence] ...

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