Legal Dictionary
Main Entry:
sub·mitFunction:
verbInflected Forms:
sub·mit·ted;
sub·mit·ting transitive verb
1 : to yield or subject to control or authority
submit himself to the jurisdiction of the tribal court —Sheppard v. Sheppard, 655 Pacific Reporter, Second Series 895 (1982)>
2 a : to present or propose to another for review, consideration, or decision; specifically : to commit to a trier of fact or law for decision after the close of trial or argument submit both counts to the jury —Rorie Sherman> b : to deliver formally
3 : to put forward as an opinion or contention intransitive verb 1 : to yield oneself submit to the jurisdiction of a given court —National Equipment Rental, Limited v. Szukhent, 375 U.S. 311 (1964)>
2 : to defer to or consent to abide by the opinion of another