benchslap

== English == === Etymology === Blend of bench +‎ bitch slap. === Pronunciation === === Noun === benchslap (plural benchslaps) (slang, law) A judicial ruling or opinion that is harsh or humiliating towards a particular party, attorney, or lower court opinion. 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. === Verb === benchslap (third-person singular simple present benchslaps, present participle benchslapping, simple past and past participle benchslapped) (slang, law) To issue a judicial ruling or opinion that is harsh or humiliating towards a particular party, attorney, or lower court opinion.