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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Taiwan, too, may also be slapped with tariffs under a Trump administration, with the president-elect saying on a podcast in October that the island nation has stolen U.S. chip business . —

Samantha Subin, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024 Solo travelers often got slapped with single-supplement, or premium, hotel and tour fees, but since the pandemic, companies have started courting solo travelers. —

Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 15 Dec. 2024 He was also slapped with trespassing, assaulting a police officer and assault, as well as 25 counts of criminal possession of a weapon with a bullet, police say. —

Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 15 Nov. 2024 Right before their big Christmas rush, Hallmark has been slapped with an age-discrimination lawsuit. —

Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for slap with