benchslap

benchslap noun: a judicial ruling or opinion that is harsh or humiliating towards a particular party, attorney, or lower court opinion.

Noun

benchslap (plural benchslaps)

(slang) A judicial ruling or opinion that is harsh or humiliating towards a particular party, attorney, or lower court opinion.
- 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.2012, Mark V. Holmes, United States Tax Court, Tigers Eye Trading, LLC v. Commissioner (dissenting), 138 T.C. No. 6, p. 211.

benchslap (third-person singular simple present benchslaps, present participle benchslapping, simple past and past participle benchslapped)

(slang, transitive) To issue a judicial ruling or opinion that is harsh or humiliating towards a particular party, attorney, or lower court opinion.

কোনো নির্দিষ্ট পক্ষ

Noun
plural	benchslaps
Verb
third-person singular present	benchslaps
present participle	benchslapping
past participle	benchslapped
past	benchslapped

Blend of bench + bitch slap.

What does benchslap mean?: Benchslap means a judicial ruling or opinion that is harsh or humiliating towards a particular party, attorney, or lower court opinion.
What is benchslap in Bengali?: Benchslap in Bengali is কোনো নির্দিষ্ট পক্ষ. See Benchslap meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is benchslap?: Benchslap can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of benchslap?: The plural of benchslap is benchslaps.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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