upon pain of

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upon pain of

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Synonym of on pain of.
Similar: on pain of

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"upon pain of." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/upon%20pain%20of. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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upon pain of. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/upon%20pain%20of

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"upon pain of." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/upon%20pain%20of.

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@misc{upon_pain_of_2026,
  title = {upon pain of},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/upon%20pain%20of},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}