ADDICTION, among the Romans, was the making over goods to another, either by sale, or by legal sen-
tence; the goods so delivered were called bona addicte. Debtors were sometimes delivered over in the same manner; and thence called servi additi.
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ADDICTION, among the Romans, was the making over goods to another, either by sale, or by legal sen-
tence; the goods so delivered were called bona addicte. Debtors were sometimes delivered over in the same manner; and thence called servi additi.