SUBMISSION


Meaning of SUBMISSION in English

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

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