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under pain of

under pain of preposition: synonym of on pain of.

Preposition

under pain of

  1. Synonym of on pain of.
    Synonyms:
    on pain of

Synonyms of under pain of

Questions about under pain of

What does under pain of mean?
Under pain of means synonym of on pain of.
What part of speech is under pain of?
Under pain of is a preposition.

Words near under pain of in the dictionary

  1. under one's thumb
  2. under one's very eyes
  3. under one's very nose
  4. under one's wing
  5. under over
  6. under pain of
  7. under par
  8. under protest
  9. under sail
  10. under seal
  11. Under Secretaries

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