on pain of
suomi-englanti sanakirjaon pain of englanniksi
(non-gloss definition): subject to the punishment of (some penalty); or subject to the circumstance of (some thing).
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(RQ:Shakespeare Richard 2 Q1)
(RQ:Jonson New Inne)|brackets=on
(RQ:Dryden Don Sebastian) My duty, then, / To interpoſe; on pain of my diſpleasure, / Betwixt your Swords. / ''Dor''''ax''. On pain of Infamy / He ſhould have diſobey'd.
(RQ:Burroughs Tarzan of the Apes)
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