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 movie, which got slapped with a D CinemaScore, stars Crowe as an actor who starts to behave irrationally on the set of his latest horror film, prompting his daughter to investigate whether something more sinister is afoot.
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Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 June 2024
And if not, they’d be slapped with an antitrust lawsuit.
—Gal Luft, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2013
In July 2016, the Beverly Hills, 90210 alum and the former Chopped Canada host were slapped with a tax lien by the state of California.
—Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 1 June 2024
The blow-ups have led to financiers being banned, people jailed and banks slapped with fines for poor internal controls.
—Bernadette Toh, TIME, 31 May 2024
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Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 June 2024
And if not, they’d be slapped with an antitrust lawsuit.
—Gal Luft, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2013
In July 2016, the Beverly Hills, 90210 alum and the former Chopped Canada host were slapped with a tax lien by the state of California.
—Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 1 June 2024
The blow-ups have led to financiers being banned, people jailed and banks slapped with fines for poor internal controls.
—Bernadette Toh, TIME, 31 May 2024
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“Slap with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slap%20with. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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