"on pain of" meaning in English

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Preposition

IPA: /ɒn ˈpeɪn əv/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɑn ˈpeɪn əv/ [General-American]
Etymology: From on + pain (“suffering inflicted as punishment or penalty”) + of; compare French sous peine de. Etymology templates: {{sup|1}} ¹, {{cog|fr|sous peine de}} French sous peine de Head templates: {{head|en|prepositions|head=}} on pain of, {{en-preposition}} on pain of
  1. Used to warn of consequences if a specified act is done or not done: subject to the punishment of (some penalty); or (generally) subject to the circumstance of (some thing). Synonyms: under pain of, upon pain of Related terms: at the risk of Translations (subject to the punishment or (generally) circumstance of): op straffe van (Dutch), uhalla (Finnish), sous peine de (French), bei (German), unter Androhung von (German), pod karą (Polish), so pena de (Spanish)
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          "sense": "subject to the punishment or (generally) circumstance of",
          "word": "unter Androhung von"
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "subject to the punishment or (generally) circumstance of",
          "word": "pod karą"
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          "sense": "subject to the punishment or (generally) circumstance of",
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      "sense": "subject to the punishment or (generally) circumstance of",
      "word": "op straffe van"
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      "sense": "subject to the punishment or (generally) circumstance of",
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      "sense": "subject to the punishment or (generally) circumstance of",
      "word": "sous peine de"
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      "sense": "subject to the punishment or (generally) circumstance of",
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