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subject, be subject to, in subjection to

Facts:

A person is the “subject” of another person if the second person rules over the first. To "be subject to" is to "obey" or to "submit to the authority of."

  • The phrase "put in subjection to" refers to causing people to be under the authority of a leader or ruler.
  • To "subject someone to something" means to cause that person to experience something negative, such as punishment.
  • Sometimes the term "subject" is used to refer to being the topic or focus of something, such as in, "you will be the subject of ridicule."
  • The phrase "be subject to" means the same as "be submissive to" or "submit to."

(See also: submit)

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