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单词 under penalty of
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under (also on, †in, †upon) (the) penalty of ——
1. Liability to be punished or penalized, esp. in the event of failure to comply with a command, law, condition, etc.; risk of suffering punishment or loss. Chiefly in under (also on, †in, †upon) (the) penalty of ——, frequently followed by the specified punishment. Cf. pain n.1 1b.upon one's penalty: at one's peril (obsolete).
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society > authority > punishment > [phrase] > liability of incurring penalty
under (also on, in, upon) (the) penalty of ——1560
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1455 Rolls of Parl. V. 303/1 If eny of youre Liege people..take and receyve youre Graunte or Grauntes of eny of the premisses..then he or they..renne in the penaltee of the Statutes of provisours.
1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. xxiijv Commaunding al men to eschew his..company, vnder the lyke penaltie.
1600 in F. J. Furnivall Child-marriages, Divorces, & Ratifications Diocese Chester (1897) 176 Patrick Foord is also bounden for him as his surety, in the like penalty vnto her maiestie for his apperaunce.
1653 in C. H. Firth Clarke Papers (1899) III. 8 That [he] upon his penalty forbeare to sit or act there longer.
1678 in J. T. Wheeler Madras in Olden Time (1862) III. 427 That not a man shall stir out of the Fort until the Governor returns home; upon penalty of half a riall of eight for the Merchant and Officer.
1704 Boston News-let. 23 Oct. 2/2 Commanding all persons who in the hurry of the Fire had carried away any Goods..to bring said Goods to the house of Mr. Justice Clark,..on penalty of being prosecuted as Thieves.
a1781 R. Watson Hist. Reign Philip III (1783) iv. 270 To quit the Spanish dominions, under the penalty of perpetual servitude.
1858 O. W. Holmes Autocrat of Breakfast-table viii. 208 Many minds must change their key now and then, on penalty of getting out of tune or losing their voices.
1884 Law Times Rep. 51 230/2 That A.B. do back and cope a hundred rods of their wall..on penalty, by the rod, sixteen shillings.
1941 H. L. Mencken Diary 18 Sept. (1989) 161 The authorities require every person who has a pitch in a subway to occupy it at least three nights a week on penalty of losing it.
1990 Village Voice (N.Y.) 11 Sept. 19/2 Under penalty of retaliatory measures,..they would..be obliged to introduce laws protecting and enhancing patents.
2001 Financial Times 27 Jan. 17/2 The vast majority of ‘term’ life insurance policies allow you to stop premiums without penalty.
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