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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The bill is set to be considered by the state's Senate after the House unanimously agreed that drivers caught traveling at more than 100 mph should be slapped with fines up to $1,000 and, in some cases, a one-year prison sentence.
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Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
According to Church, getting slapped with his own legal papers prompted him to reach out to Swift via text.
—Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 6 June 2025
Under the White House’s latest protectionist measures, the European Union has been slapped with tariffs of 20%, although these are currently reduced to 10% until July 9 to pave the path for additional trade negotiations.
—Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 29 Apr. 2025
Although China is just one of the dozens of countries slapped with tariffs on its exports, the magnitude of products flowing from the country to the U.S. gives it a more outsized role on the trade lane and at the Port of Los Angeles itself.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 June 2025
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Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
According to Church, getting slapped with his own legal papers prompted him to reach out to Swift via text.
—Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 6 June 2025
Under the White House’s latest protectionist measures, the European Union has been slapped with tariffs of 20%, although these are currently reduced to 10% until July 9 to pave the path for additional trade negotiations.
—Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 29 Apr. 2025
Although China is just one of the dozens of countries slapped with tariffs on its exports, the magnitude of products flowing from the country to the U.S. gives it a more outsized role on the trade lane and at the Port of Los Angeles itself.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 June 2025
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“Slap with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slap%20with. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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