"benchslap" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-benchslap.ogg Forms: benchslaps [plural]
Etymology: Blend of bench + bitch slap Etymology templates: {{blend|en|bench|bitch slap}} Blend of bench + bitch slap Head templates: {{en-noun}} benchslap (plural benchslaps)
  1. (slang, law) A judicial ruling or opinion that is harsh or humiliating towards a particular party, attorney, or lower court opinion. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-benchslap-en-noun-Fc48wIFF Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English blends: 46 54 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Topics: law

Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-benchslap.ogg Forms: benchslaps [present, singular, third-person], benchslapping [participle, present], benchslapped [participle, past], benchslapped [past]
Etymology: Blend of bench + bitch slap Etymology templates: {{blend|en|bench|bitch slap}} Blend of bench + bitch slap Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} benchslap (third-person singular simple present benchslaps, present participle benchslapping, simple past and past participle benchslapped)
  1. (slang, law) To issue a judicial ruling or opinion that is harsh or humiliating towards a particular party, attorney, or lower court opinion. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-benchslap-en-verb-V4RZApcb Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English blends: 46 54 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Topics: law

Inflected forms

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