Emily Dickinson Lexicon

SUB-JEC'TION, n.

1. The act of subduing; the act of vanquishing and bringing under the dominion of another. The conquest of the kingdom and the subjection of the rebels. – Hale.
2. The state of being under the power, control, and government of another. The safety of life, liberty and property depends on our subjection to the laws. The isles of a West Indies are held in subjection to the powers of Europe. Our appetites and passions should be in subjection to our reason, and our will should be in entire subjection to the laws of God.