SLAPP
[ slap ]
/ slæp /
noun
Also called SLAPP suit. a civil lawsuit brought as an intimidation measure against an activist.
verb (used with object), SLAPPed, SLAPP·ing.
to bring a SLAPP against.
Origin of SLAPP
1988, Americanism;S(trategic) L(awsuit) A(gainst) P(ublic) P(articipation)
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Examples from the Web for slapp
While she acknowledges that “SLAPP suits hurt consumers,” Graves says the proposed legislation is “not crafted correctly.”