Benchslap
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Benchslap is a noun meaning (slang, law) A judicial ruling or opinion that is harsh or humiliating towards a particular party, attorney, or lower court opinion.
Meaning
(slang, law) A judicial ruling or opinion that is harsh or humiliating towards a particular party, attorney, or lower court opinion.
More Meanings
- (slang, law) To issue a judicial ruling or opinion that is harsh or humiliating towards a particular party, attorney, or lower court opinion.
Example Sentences
2012, Mark V. Holmes, United States Tax Court, Tigers Eye Trading, LLC v. Commissioner (dissenting), 138 T.C. No. 6, p. 211. Of all the routines in judicial gymnastics, few have a higher degree of difficulty than the reverse benchslap, and we're trying for a combination double with our Opinion today.
Word Forms
- benchslaps
- benchslapping
- benchslapped
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include slapdown, slap, butt-kicking, slug, bash, slugging.
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