The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Submission \Sub*mis"sion\, n. [L. submissio a letting down,
   lowering: cf. F. soumission.]
   1. The act of submitting; the act of yielding to power or
      authority; surrender of the person and power to the
      control or government of another; obedience; compliance.
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            Submission, dauphin! 't is a mere French word;
            We English warrious wot not what it means. --Shak.
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   2. The state of being submissive; acknowledgement of
      inferiority or dependence; humble or suppliant behavior;
      meekness; resignation.
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            In all submission and humility
            York doth present himself unto your highness.
                                                  --Shak.
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            No duty in religion is more justly required by God .
            . . than a perfect submission to his will in all
            things.                               --Sir W.
                                                  Temple.
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   3. Acknowledgement of a fault; confession of error.
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            Be not as extreme in submission
            As in offense.                        --Shak.
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   4. (Law) An agreement by which parties engage to submit any
      matter of controversy between them to the decision of
      arbitrators. --Wharton (Law Dict.). Bouvier.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

submission
    n 1: 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?" [syn: submission,
         entry]
    2: the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another
       [syn: submission, compliance]
    3: 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"
    4: the feeling of patient, submissive humbleness [syn:
       meekness, submission]
    5: a legal document summarizing an agreement between parties in
       a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter
    6: an agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the
       decision of an arbiter
    7: (law) a contention presented by a lawyer to a judge or jury
       as part of the case he is arguing