slap with
phrasal verb
slapped with; slapping with; slaps with
US, informal
: to punish (someone) with (a fine, lawsuit, etc.)
The judge slapped the company with a fine for polluting the river.
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As condo owners have been slapped with high fees and assessments that make their units difficult to sell, Zalewski expects people to start unloading their units and taking major losses.
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Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 29 Dec. 2025
If the power conferences attempted to deny access to the Group of Six, they would get slapped with an antitrust lawsuit within seconds.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 19 Dec. 2025
He has been slapped with dozens of charges, including 15 counts of murder.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 18 Dec. 2025
He was slapped with a $14,491 fine for using a violent gesture (throat slash) back in Week 9’s win over the Kansas City Chiefs.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
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Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 29 Dec. 2025
If the power conferences attempted to deny access to the Group of Six, they would get slapped with an antitrust lawsuit within seconds.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 19 Dec. 2025
He has been slapped with dozens of charges, including 15 counts of murder.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 18 Dec. 2025
He was slapped with a $14,491 fine for using a violent gesture (throat slash) back in Week 9’s win over the Kansas City Chiefs.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
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“Slap with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slap%20with. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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