submission

Definition

The act of submitting or yielding; surrender.

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "Any submissions received after Friday will have marks deducted for lateness."
• "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."
• "He used overhooks to block the punches, but he didn't seem to know any submissions off the overhooks."