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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Jonathan Velez was slapped with charges of assault and reckless endangerment Wednesday for allegedly punching Manuel Rivera, his 39-year-old cousin, to the ground near Rockaway Blvd.
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Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2026
While Senegal bore the brunt of CAF’s punishment, Morocco has also been slapped with several penalties.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 29 Jan. 2026
Are the countries Trump has slapped with a huge tariff going to send us their data?
—Mike Stobbe, Arkansas Online, 24 Jan. 2026
Are the countries Trump has slapped with a huge tariff going to send us their data?
—Mike Stobbe, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
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Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2026
While Senegal bore the brunt of CAF’s punishment, Morocco has also been slapped with several penalties.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 29 Jan. 2026
Are the countries Trump has slapped with a huge tariff going to send us their data?
—Mike Stobbe, Arkansas Online, 24 Jan. 2026
Are the countries Trump has slapped with a huge tariff going to send us their data?
—Mike Stobbe, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Slap with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slap%20with. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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