Pack members use body language to show submission to a dominant dog and avoid conflict.

Pack members show submission towards the alpha female by lying down to "nurse" from her.

This circular motion, along with the dragon puffing up slightly, shows submission.

Both the people and the priests needed to show submission to a righteous judgement.

How could a predator back down until the opponent had shown clear submission?

The only way of defense towards this missile, is to show total submission before the missiles hit.

Will he show due submission to the Pope?

When one wolf showed submission to another, that usually meant they were done.

He nodded, and she came towards him, her rather stupid country face still showing no signs of anything but submission in the inevitable.

But there were other ways to show submission as well.