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sub·mis·sion / səbˈmishən/ • n. 1. the action or fact of accepting or yielding to a superior force or to the will or authority of another person: they were forced into submission. ∎  Wrestling an act of surrendering to a hold by one's opponent. ∎ archaic humility; meekness: servile flattery and submission.2. the action of presenting a proposal, application, or other document for consideration or judgment: reports should be prepared for submission at partners' meetings. ∎  a proposal, application, or other document presented in this way. ∎  Law a proposition or argument presented by a lawyer to a judge or jury.

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