submission
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ən 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.
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| —n | |
| 1. | an act or instance of submitting |
| 2. | something submitted; a proposal, argument, etc |
| 3. | the quality or condition of being submissive to another |
| 4. | the act of referring a document, etc, for the consideration of someone else |
| 5. | law |
| a. an agreement by the parties to a dispute to refer the matter to arbitration | |
| b. the instrument referring a disputed matter to arbitration | |
| 6. | Compare fall (in wrestling) the act of causing such pain to one's opponent that he submits |
| 7. | archaic a confession of error |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
submission
early 15c., "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 mid-15c. Mod.Fr. submission has been replaced by doublet soumission.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia
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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Example sentences
Restrict each submission to one or two well-developed proposals that have been crafted especially for us.
Electronic submission of applications and correspondence is strongly preferred.
Even some left-leaning figures find ways to identify with the heroic figure who refused defeat, decline and national submission.
The company paid a bonus for a reasonable disclosure submission.
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