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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.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

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 submission has been replaced by doublet soumission.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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Legal Dictionary

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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Medical Dictionary

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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