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subjection

[suhb-jek-shuhn]

sub·jec·tion

[suhb-jek-shuhn]
noun
1.
the act of subjecting.
2.
the state or fact of being subjected.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English < Latin subjectiōn- (stem of subjectiō) a throwing under, equivalent to subject- (see subject) + -iōn- -ion

sub·jec·tion·al, adjective
non·sub·jec·tion, noun
pre·sub·jec·tion, noun
re·sub·jec·tion, noun
self-sub·jec·tion, noun
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subjection (səbˈdʒɛkʃən)
 
n
the act or process of subjecting or the state of being subjected

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