subjection

sub·ject  (sbjkt)

adj.

1. Being in a position or in circumstances that place one under the power or authority of another or others: subject to the law.

2. Prone; disposed: a child who is subject to colds.

3. Likely to incur or receive; exposed: a directive subject to misinterpretation.

4. Contingent or dependent: a vacation subject to changing weather.

n.

1. One who is under the rule of another or others, especially one who owes allegiance to a government or ruler.

2.

a. One concerning which something is said or done: a subject of gossip.

b. Something that is treated or indicated in a work of art.

c. Music A theme of a composition, especially a fugue.

3. A course or area of study: Math is her best subject.

4. A basis for action; a cause.

5.

a. One that experiences or is subjected to something: the subject of ridicule.

b. A person or animal that is the object of medical or scientific study: The experiment involved 12 subjects.

c. A corpse intended for anatomical study and dissection.

d. One who is under surveillance: The subject was observed leaving the scene of the murder.

6. Grammar The noun, noun phrase, or pronoun in a sentence or clause that denotes the doer of the action or what is described by the predicate.

7. Logic The term of a proposition about which something is affirmed or denied.

8. Philosophy

a. The essential nature or substance of something as distinguished from its attributes.

b. The mind or thinking part as distinguished from the object of thought.

tr.v. (sb-jkt) sub·ject·ed, sub·ject·ing, sub·jects

1. To submit for consideration.

2. To submit to the authority of.

3. To expose to something: patients subjected to infection.

4. To cause to experience: subjected to extreme weather.

5. To subjugate; subdue.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin sbiectus, from past participle of sbicere, to subject : sub-, sub- + iacere, to throw; see y- in Indo-European roots.]

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sub·jection (sb-jkshn) n.

Synonyms: subject, matter, topic, theme
These nouns denote the principal idea or point of a speech, a piece of writing, or an artistic work. Subject is the most general: "Well, honor is the subject of my story" (Shakespeare).
Matter refers to the material that is the object of thought or discourse: "This distinction seems to me to go to the root of the matter" (William James).
A topic is a subject of discussion, argument, or conversation: "They would talk of . . . fashionable topics, such as pictures, taste, Shakespeare" (Oliver Goldsmith).
Theme refers especially to an idea, a point of view, or a perception that is developed and expanded on in a work of art: "To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme" (Herman Melville). See Also Synonyms at citizen, dependent.

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subjection [səbˈdʒɛkʃən]

n

the act or process of subjecting or the state of being subjected

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	subjection - forced submission to control by others subjugation relationship - a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries repression - a state of forcible subjugation; "the long repression of Christian sects" oppression - the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority: "after years of oppression they finally revolted" enslavement, captivity - the state of being a slave; "So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his captivity"--Shakespeare slavery, thraldom, thrall, thralldom, bondage - the state of being under the control of another person bondage - the state of being under the control of a force or influence or abstract power; "he was in bondage to fear:; "he sought release from his bondage to Satan"; "a self freed from the bondage of time" peonage - the condition of a peon confinement - the state of being confined; "he was held in confinement"
	2.	subjection - the act of conquering                 conquering, conquest, subjugation capture, gaining control, seizure - the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property

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subjection

noun oppression, domination, subjugation, exploitation, persecution, suppression, enslavement the complete subjection of the prisoners to their captors

Translations

subjection [səbˈdʒekʃən] N → sometimiento m (to a) to be in subjection to sb → estar sometido a algn
to bring a people into subjection → subyugar a un pueblo
to hold a people in subjection → tener subyugado a un pueblo

subjection [səbˈdʒɛkʃ^ən] n [people] → soumission f, sujétion f

subjection

n

(= state) → Abhängigkeit f; to keep a people in subjection → ein Volk unterdrücken

(= act) → Unterwerfung f; (of terrorists, guerrillas etc) → Zerschlagung f

the subjection of somebody to something ? subject VT

subjection [səbˈdʒɛkʃ/ən] n (state) subjection (to) → sottomissione f (a), soggezione f (a)
to hold a people in subjection → tenere un popolo in servitù