单词 | sub poena |
释义 | sub poenaadv. Subject to a penalty for non-compliance; on pain of. Also preceding a sum of money, specifying the fine imposed as such a penalty. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > [phrase] > under a penalty of on (also under, upon, etc.) pain ofa1325 sub poenac1466 c1466 in Archaeologia (1887) 50 52 Sub pena of a jd. to the Chirch to be payd. 1624 in H. Maclean Watermillock Reg. (1908) 157 That none..shall keep their swine unbowed..sub poena for every swine so unbowed iiij d. a1680 T. Goodwin Of Constit. Govt. Churches of Christ (1696) v. vii. 219 Much less doth it hold forth, that the Churches of that Province, may judicially challenge a Right of Authority to decide it, and oblige them sub pœna, to their Determination. 1744 in Recs. Presbyterian Church U.S.A. (1841) 171 Being obliged to open our pulpits to itinerants, and to invite them to preach in them, sub poena of being esteemed unbrotherly. 1845 D. X. Junkin Oath Divine Ordinance v. 58 This power in society, to demand the performance of such duties sub pœna, is recognized by the laws of all civilized nations. 1936 W. L. Moll tr. E. Ehrlich Fund. Princ. Sociol. Law xii. 281 They can be enforced by the chancellor by means either of imprisonment or of fines. They are being issued sub poena. 1986 P. Brown Sibton Abbey Cartularies & Charters II. 4 The abbot was ordered to come next day sub poena of £10. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.c1466 |
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