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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In the town of Runaway Bay, Christopher Judge reportedly was slapped with a total of 424 citations for code enforcement violations, which ultimately led to the FBI taking up the case.
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Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Large Institutional investors who sell single-family homes more than 18 months after the bill's enactment would be slapped with a real estate transfer tax equal to 100% of the home's sale value.
—Garrett Downs, CNBC, 18 Jan. 2026
He was previously slapped with a 45-day sentence in 2024 for breaking the terms of his supervised release.
—Philip Marcelo, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
Around the same time, Bellum’s troubles began to make headlines, and the company was eventually slapped with dozens of wage claims lawsuits in Los Angeles County.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 29 Dec. 2025
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Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Large Institutional investors who sell single-family homes more than 18 months after the bill's enactment would be slapped with a real estate transfer tax equal to 100% of the home's sale value.
—Garrett Downs, CNBC, 18 Jan. 2026
He was previously slapped with a 45-day sentence in 2024 for breaking the terms of his supervised release.
—Philip Marcelo, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
Around the same time, Bellum’s troubles began to make headlines, and the company was eventually slapped with dozens of wage claims lawsuits in Los Angeles County.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 29 Dec. 2025
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“Slap with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slap%20with. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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