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submission

Pronunciation: /səbˈmɪʃ(ə)n/

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Definition of submission

noun

[mass noun]
  • 1the action of accepting or yielding to a superior force or to the will or authority of another person:they were forced into submission
  • [count noun] Wrestling an act of surrendering to a hold by one’s opponent.
  • archaic humility; meekness:servile flattery and submission
  • 2the action of presenting a proposal, application, or other document for consideration or judgement:reports should be prepared for submission at partners' meetings
  • [count noun] a proposal, application, or other document presented for consideration or judgement: a written submission to the UN
  • [count noun] Law a proposition or argument presented by counsel to a judge or jury: the judge halted the trial at the end of the prosecution’s submissions

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin submissio(n-), from the verb submittere (see submit)

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