- under pain of punishment
- під страхом покарання
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under pain of something — on/under/pain of something phrase used for threatening someone I told her on pain of death not to tell Pete that I was involved. Thesaurus: ways of threatening someonesynonym Main entry: pain * * * on/under pain of … Useful english dictionary
under pain of death — expected to receive the death penalty, eligible for capital punishment … English contemporary dictionary
on/under pain of — formal : at the risk of being given (a particular form of punishment) She was ordered to remain silent under pain of imprisonment. He cannot return to the country on pain of death. [=he will be killed if he returns to the country] • • • Main… … Useful english dictionary
pain — (p[=a]n), n. [OE. peine, F. peine, fr. L. poena, penalty, punishment, torment, pain; akin to Gr. poinh penalty. Cf. {Penal}, {Pine} to languish, {Punish}.] 1. Punishment suffered or denounced; suffering or evil inflicted as a punishment for crime … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pain — [pān] n. [ME peine < OFr < L poena, penalty, punishment: see PENAL] 1. penalty or punishment: obs. except in on (or upon or under) pain of, at the risk of bringing upon oneself (punishment, death, etc.) 2. a sensation of hurting, or strong… … English World dictionary
pain — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Suffering Noun 1. pain, suffering, sufferance; hurt, cut; discomfort, painfulness; discomfort, malaise; nightmare; anguish, agony, misery, excruciation, torment, torture, rack; Weltschmerz; distress,… … English dictionary for students
pain — pain1 W2S2 [peın] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: peine, from Latin poena, from Greek poine payment, punishment ] 1.) [U and C] the feeling you have when part of your body hurts pain in ▪ The pain in her jaw had come back. ▪ I had … Dictionary of contemporary English
pain — /payn/, n. 1. physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc. 2. a distressing sensation in a particular part of the body: a back pain. 3. mental or emotional suffering or torment: I am sorry my news causes you such pain. 4. pains … Universalium
pain — 1 /peIn/ noun 1 PHYSICAL (C, U) the feeling you have when part of your body hurts: be in pain (=having a pain in part of your body): Take these tablets if you re in pain. | feel pain: We ve given him an anaesthetic so he shouldn t feel any pain.… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pain — [[t]peɪn[/t]] n. 1) physical suffering typically from injury or illness 2) an instance of such suffering; a distressing sensation in a part of the body: a back pain[/ex] 3) severe mental or emotional distress: the pain of loneliness[/ex] 4) pains … From formal English to slang
Punishment — The old village stocks in Chapeltown, Lancashire, England For other uses, see Punishment (disambiguation). Punishment is the authoritative imposition of something negative or unpleasant on a person or animal in response to behavior deemed wrong… … Wikipedia
