submission

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   something, such as manuscripts, architectural plans and models, estimates, works of art of all genres etc., submitted for the judgment of others, as in a competition

   Several of my submissions were rejected by publishers.

2. 2
   noun

   the condition of having submitted to control by someone or something else

   the union was brought into submission

3. 3
   noun

   The act of submitting or giving e.g. a completed piece of work.

   Any submissions received after Friday will have marks deducted for lateness.

4. 4
   noun

   The thing which has been submitted.

   In his submission to the UN, [Christof] Heyns points to the experience of drones. Unmanned aerial vehicles were intended initially only for surveillance, and their use for offensive purposes was prohibited, yet once strategists realised their perceived advantages as a means of carrying out targeted killings, all objections were swept out of the way.

5. 5
   noun

   A submission hold in wrestling, mixed martial arts, or other combat sports.

   He used overhooks to block the punches, but he didn't seem to know any submissions off the overhooks.

6. 6
   noun

   A subset or component of a mission.

   The commander would have to communicate to his operational planners his intent — how he wanted to fight the battle and what missions and submissions were vital to achieving what the corps order had defined as missions for the division.

7. 7
   noun

   the act of submitting

8. 8
   noun

   (law) a contention presented by a lawyer to a judge or jury as part of the case he is arguing

Etymology

From Middle English submissioun, from Old French soubmission, from Latin submissio, from submitto.