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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And yet if a player spoke up about it—or made a joke on social media—they’d be slapped with a fine from the league.
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Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 27 Oct. 2025
Then, in January of this year, Lehrer was slapped with a weapons trafficking charge, which made bail ultimately impossible.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2025
Continue reading … BROKEN SYSTEM – Teens who allegedly assaulted former DOGE staffer slapped with federal charges.
—FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
During the second half, Lions edge-rusher Aidan Hutchinson got slapped with a penalty for a late hit on Mahomes that happened second after the Chiefs QB had already released the ball.
—Anne Erickson, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
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Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 27 Oct. 2025
Then, in January of this year, Lehrer was slapped with a weapons trafficking charge, which made bail ultimately impossible.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2025
Continue reading … BROKEN SYSTEM – Teens who allegedly assaulted former DOGE staffer slapped with federal charges.
—FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
During the second half, Lions edge-rusher Aidan Hutchinson got slapped with a penalty for a late hit on Mahomes that happened second after the Chiefs QB had already released the ball.
—Anne Erickson, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Slap with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slap%20with. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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