subsec.

Noun

subsection (plural subsections)

1. A defined part of a section.
   • To them, just being a webhead or computer geek is not enough. The culture has its own subsections […]2005, Leanne Newson, Jules Aldous, The Legal Maze: VCE Units 1 and 2, page 445
2. A subpart of a legal document such as law.
   • A provision of law may not be construed as requiring a new grant to be awarded to a specified non-Federal Government entity unless that provision of law (1) specifically refers to this subsection; specifically identifies the particular non-Federal Government entity involved; and (3) specifically...1994, Congress of the United States, United States Statutes at Large, volume 108, part 4
3. An informal taxonomic category below section and above family.
4. A taxonomic rank below section and above species.

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