To pass on ∨ upon Meaning, Definition & Usage

Definitions
  1. . (a) To happen to; to come upon; to affect . "So death passed upon all men." Rom. v. 12. "Provided no indirect act pass upon our prayers to define them." Jer. Taylor. (b) To determine concerning; to give judgment or sentence upon.
    "We may not pass upon his life." Shak.

Webster 1913