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benchslaps

benchslaps is the plural of benchslap.

benchslaps is the third-person singular simple present indicative of benchslap.

Meaning of benchslap

Noun

benchslap (plural benchslaps)

  1. (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.

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Questions about benchslaps

What is benchslaps the plural of?
Benchslaps is the plural of benchslap.

Words near benchslaps in the dictionary

  1. benchside
  2. benchsides
  3. benchslap
  4. benchslapped
  5. benchslapping
  6. benchslaps
  7. benchtop
  8. benchtops
  9. benchwarmer
  10. benchwarmers
  11. benchwork

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