Meaning of SUBMISSION
| Pronunciation: | | sub'misshun
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- [n] the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another
- [n] an agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter
- [n] a legal document summarizing an agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter
- [n] (law) a contention presented by a lawyer to a judge or jury as part of the case he is arguing
- [n] something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition); "several of his submissions were rejected by publishers"; "what was the date of submission of your proposal?"
- [n] the feeling of patient submissive humbleness
- [n] the condition of having submitted to control by someone or something else; "the union was brought into submission"; "his submission to the will of God"
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| | Synonyms: | | compliance, entry, meekness |
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| | See Also: | | agreement, condition, content, contention, filing, group action, humbleness, humility, message, obedience, obeisance, prostration, status, subject matter, substance, understanding, written agreement | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Sub*mis"sion\, n. [L. submissio a letting down,
lowering: cf. F. soumission.]
1. The act of submitting; the act of yielding to power or
authority; surrender of the person and power to the
control or government of another; obedience; compliance.
Submission, dauphin! 't is a mere French word; We
English warrious wot not what it means. --Shak.
2. The state of being submissive; acknowledgement of
inferiority or dependence; humble or suppliant behavior;
meekness; resignation.
In all submission and humility York doth present
himself unto your highness. --Shak.
No duty in religion is more justly required by God .
. . than a perfect submission to his will in all
things. --Sir W.
Temple.
3. Acknowledgement of a fault; confession of error.
Be not as extreme in submission As in offense.
--Shak.
4. (Law) An agreement by which parties engage to submit any
matter of controversy between them to the decision of
arbitrators. --Wharton (Law Dict.). Bouvier.
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