1. The act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another
   "The rebel group's submission to government forces ended the conflict";
   - compliance
    
2. The condition of having submitted to control by someone or something else
   "the union was brought into submission"; "his submission to the will of God"
    
3. The feeling of patient, submissive humbleness
   "His submission to authority was evident in his behaviour";
   - meekness
    
4. 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)
   "several of his submissions were rejected by publishers"; "what was the date of submission of your proposal?";
   - entry, submittal [N. Amer]
    
5. An agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter
   "Both companies signed the submission to resolve their contract dispute through arbitration"
    
6. A legal document summarizing an agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter
   "The lawyer prepared the submission outlining the terms of arbitration"
    
7. (law) a contention presented by a lawyer to a judge or jury as part of the case they are arguing
   "The defence attorney's submission focused on the lack of physical evidence"

Derived forms: submissions

Type of: agreement, condition, content, contention, group action, humbleness, humility, message, status, subject matter, substance, understanding, written agreement

Encyclopedia: Submission