n. The act of bringing something under the control of something else.
n. The state of being subjected.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The act of subjecting, or of bringing under the dominion of another; the act of subduing.
n. The state of being subject, or under the power, control, and government of another; a state of obedience or submissiveness.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The act of subjecting or subduing; the act of vanquishing and bringing under the dominion of another.
n. The state of being in the power or under the control or domination of another; service.
n. In logic, the act of attaching a subject to a predicate: corresponding to predication.
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n. forced submission to control by others
n. the act of conquering
Word Usage
"Ge 3: 16, woman's "subjection" is represented as the consequence of her being deceived. being deceived -- The oldest manuscripts read the compound Greek verb for the simple, "Having been seduced by deceit": implying how completely"