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Meaning of benchslap | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

slang

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

benchtop benchwarmer benchwork bencianol Bencivenga Bencomo