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.

Examples of slap with in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Some say the possibility of being slapped with fees is a factor in buyers’ waning interest in condos at the same time that construction of new condos has continued to lag across the state. — Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

Moorhead was was slapped with multiple felony charges — manslaughter recklessly causing the death of another person, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and three counts of first-degree reckless endangerment. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 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

The tweet above was eventually slapped with a Community Note debunking the claims. — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 27 Aug. 2026