səbˈsəm(p)shən noun
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin subsumption-, subsumptio, from subsumptus (past participle of subsumere to take under, subsume) + Latin -ion-, -io -ion
1. : the minor premise in the former syllogistic criminal procedure under Scots law containing an affirmation of the accused's guilt, a narrative of the material facts, or comparable matter
2.
a. : something that is under the sumption of a presentation in formal logic : the minor premise of a syllogism
b. : something that is subsumed
apprehension is a subsumption under cognition
3.
a. : the act or process of subsuming : a bringing under a major category
b. : the condition of something that is subsumed