səbˈmishən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin, act of letting down, lowering, from submissus (past participle of submittere to let down) + -ion-, -io -ion
1.
a. : a legal agreement by which parties engage usually under the penalties of a bond to submit matters of controversy between them to the decision of arbitrators named or unnamed
b. : an act of submitting something (as for consideration, inspection, or comment)
the submission of his sketch for the mural
c.
(1) : something that is submitted
received more submissions than we could possibly publish
(2) : a point of view, theory of a case, or proposal advocated
included the submission that 300,000 people should move out to new industrial towns — Eric Keown
2.
a. : the condition of being submissive : humble or compliant behavior : humble or submissive deference in conduct or bearing
b. submissions plural , archaic : behavior expressive of submission : humbly deferent conduct
3. : an act of submitting ; usually : a yielding of power or authority or a surrendering of person and power to the control of another
4. obsolete : confession