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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Rose was slapped with another IRS lien in 2012 for the tax years 2009 and 2010, though that one was much smaller.
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
YoungBoy Never Broke Again’s legal issues have continued throughout the years, as he was slapped with prescription drug fraud charges on two occasions, first in April and again in May.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Accountancy giant PwC was banned in China Friday for six months and slapped with a fine of $62.2 million over problems with its audit of beleaguered property company Evergrande.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune Asia, 13 Sep. 2024
Handing over an extra 50 cents to a dollar to get $50 in cash back at a supermarket or dollar store could seem relatively minor, given all the high prices and fees consumers are getting slapped with these days.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 3 Sep. 2024
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
YoungBoy Never Broke Again’s legal issues have continued throughout the years, as he was slapped with prescription drug fraud charges on two occasions, first in April and again in May.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Accountancy giant PwC was banned in China Friday for six months and slapped with a fine of $62.2 million over problems with its audit of beleaguered property company Evergrande.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune Asia, 13 Sep. 2024
Handing over an extra 50 cents to a dollar to get $50 in cash back at a supermarket or dollar store could seem relatively minor, given all the high prices and fees consumers are getting slapped with these days.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 3 Sep. 2024
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“Slap with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slap%20with. Accessed 25 Oct. 2024.
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