on pain of sth/under pain of sth
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Definition of on pain of sth/under pain of sth words
- phrase on pain of sth/under pain of sth If someone is ordered not to do something on pain of or under pain of death, imprisonment, or arrest, they will be killed, put in prison, or arrested if they do it. 0
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Parts of speech for On pain of sth/under pain of sth
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preposition
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determiner
exclamation
on pain of sth/under pain of sth popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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