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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If there is any meaningful enforcement, people driving under 30 mph will be slapped with a speed ticket.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
There are all sorts of films that have been slapped with an NC-17 for no reason.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 18 Dec. 2024
One of the boys, just 15, was taken into custody at his Brooklyn high school and slapped with charges of reckless endangerment, possession of burglary tools, criminal mischief and criminal trespass.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2025
How many were near Altadena? Big Ass Fans were slapped with fat fines for false claims about their clean air products.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2025
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
There are all sorts of films that have been slapped with an NC-17 for no reason.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 18 Dec. 2024
One of the boys, just 15, was taken into custody at his Brooklyn high school and slapped with charges of reckless endangerment, possession of burglary tools, criminal mischief and criminal trespass.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2025
How many were near Altadena? Big Ass Fans were slapped with fat fines for false claims about their clean air products.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2025
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“Slap with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slap%20with. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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