Definition of Subsection

1. Noun. A section of a section; a part of a part; i.e., a part of something already divided.

Exact synonyms: Subdivision
Generic synonyms: Section, Segment

Definition of Subsection

1. Noun. A defined part of a section. ¹

2. Noun. A subpart of a legal document such as law. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Subsection

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Subsection

subscribes
subscribing
subscript
subscripted
subscription
subscription right
subscription warrant
subscriptions
subscriptive
subscripts
subsea
subsecive
subsecretaries
subsecretary
subsect
subsection (current term)
subsections
subsector
subsectors
subsects
subsecute
subsecuted
subsecutive
subsegment
subsegments
subseizure
subseizures
subsellia
subsellium
subsemigroup

Literary usage of Subsection

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Parliamentary Debates by Great Britain Parliament (1908)
"Some objection liad been taken in Committee to the drafting of the subsection dealing with summary jurisdiction in regard to children, the Act of Parliament ..."

2. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"(subsection 3. Blattaria.) D. Pedicels in Z's or S's 8. virgatum DD. ... Pedicel* as long as or longer than the calyx. (subsection 4- Lych- ..."

3. The Law and Practice in Bankruptcy Under the National Bankruptcy Act of 1898 by William Miller Collier, William Horace Hotchkiss, Frank Bixby Gilbert, Fred Eugene Rosbrook (1921)
"subsection с which, standing by itself, seems clear enough, was wrenched and ... On the other hand, some courts gave a wide meaning to the subsection and ..."

4. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1880)
"SA LATTIMORE, of Rochester, NY CHAIRMAN OF PERMANENT subsection OF ... SECRETARY OF subsection OF ANTHROPOLOGY. JG HENDERSON, of Winchester, 111. TREASURER. ..."

5. Journal by California Legislature. Assembly, California, Legislature (1912)
"On page 36, Section 50, subsection a, line 17 of the printed bill, strike out the word "and" and all the remainder of the subsection down to and including ..."

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