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sub⋅mis⋅sion

  [suhb-mish-uhn]
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–noun
1. an act or instance of submitting.
2. the condition of having submitted.
3. submissive conduct or attitude.
4. something that is submitted, as an application.
5. Law. an agreement between parties involved in a dispute, to abide by the decision of an arbitrator or arbitrators.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < L submissiōn- (s. of submissiō) a letting down. See sub-, mission
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sub·mis·sion   (səb-mĭsh'ən)   
n.  
    1. The act of submitting to the power of another: "Oppression that cannot be overcome does not give rise to revolt but to submission" (Simone Weil).
    2. The state of having submitted. See Synonyms at surrender.
    3. The act of submitting something for consideration.
    4. Something so submitted: read three fiction manuscripts and other such submissions.
  2. The state of being submissive or compliant; meekness.
    1. The act of submitting something for consideration.
    2. Something so submitted: read three fiction manuscripts and other such submissions.

[Middle English submissioun, from Old French submission, from Latin submissiō, submissiōn-, a lowering, from submissus, past participle of submittere, to set under; see submit.]
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Submission

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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Language Translation for : submission
Spanish: sumisión,
German: die Unterwerfung,
Japanese: 提出
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submission 
1411, "act of referring to a third party for judgment or decision," from O.Fr. submission, from L. submissionem (nom. submissio) "a lowering, sinking, yielding," from submissus, pp. of submittere "lower, reduce, yield" (see submit). Sense of "humble obedience" is first recorded 1449. Mod.Fr. submission has been replaced by doublet soumission. Submissive "inclined to submit" is recorded from 1586.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: sub·mis·sion
Pronunciation: s&b-'mi-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : an agreement to submit a dispute to and abide by the decision of an arbitrator submission —Albert v. Goor, 218 Pacific Reporter, Second Series 736 (1950)>
2 : an act of submitting something submission of a properly completed memorandum —J. H. Friedenthal et al.>; also : something submitted
3 : an act of submitting to the authority or control of another
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Main Entry: sub·mis·sion
Pronunciation: s&b-'mish-&n
Function: noun
: the condition of being submissive submission>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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submission

form of animal behaviour in which one individual attempts through appeasement displays to avoid injury by a dominant member of its own species. Appeasement displays are commonly found in species that are well armed (e.g., carnivores) and social. The displays, even when performed by adult males, commonly incorporate elements of infantile behaviour (e.g., in wolves, rolling over and begging for food) or of precopulatory behaviour (e.g., in baboons, presenting the buttocks to the dominant animal). Sometimes the submissive animal exposes its most vulnerable spot, such as the throat, to the dominant animal.

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