benchslap (English, verb)
expansion: benchslap (third-person singular simple present benchslaps, present participle benchslapping, simple past and past participle benchslapped)
Senses:
topics: law
glosses: To issue a judicial ruling or opinion that is harsh or humiliating towards a particular party, attorney, or lower court opinion.
tags: slang
Forms:
form: benchslaps
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: benchslapping
tags: participle
present
form: benchslapped
tags: participle
past
form: benchslapped
tags: past