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submission

sub.mis.sion \s*b-'mish-*n\ n [ME, fr. MF, fr. L submission-, submissio act 
   of lowering, fr. s]ubmissus, pp. of submittere 1a: a legal agreement to 
   submit to the decision of arbitrators  1b: an act of submitting something 
   (as for consideration, inspection, or co mment) 2: the condition of being 
   submissive, humble, or compliant  3: an act of submitting to the authority 
   or control of another