slap with

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 Clippers will have their hands full when the season opens trying to contend in the always tough Western Conference after being slapped with the harshest penalties in league history for violating salary cap circumvention rules. — Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026 Just last season, Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter was slapped with a $57,222 fine and stripped of a game check after spitting on Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott during Week 1. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026 Federal prosecutors in July charged four people in connection with the damage, including a former Olympic canoeist, who was slapped with a felony charge. — News Desk, Artforum, 16 Oct. 2026 Carts allegedly operating as black-market, private-hire vehicles can be banned from the streets for over a month, or drivers slapped with 4,000-euro ($4,600) fines for unlicensed tour guiding. — ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for slap with

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