English dictionary
submission
nounPronunciation
səbˈmɪʃən
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another
noun
- (law) a contention presented by a lawyer to a judge or jury as part of the case they are arguing
noun
- an agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter
noun
- a legal document summarizing an agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter
noun
- something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition)
noun
- the feeling of patient, submissive humbleness
noun
- the condition of having submitted to control by someone or something else
Example sentences
several of his submissions were rejected by publishers
what was the date of submission of your proposal?
the union was brought into submission
his submission to the will of God