noun
strategic lawsuit against public participation; SLAPP
Legal term for a lawsuit intended to silence critics by burdening them with legal costs. Used in Japanese legal and activist contexts.
環境活動家が企業からスラップ訴訟を起こされた。
The environmental activist was hit with a SLAPP suit by the corporation.
スラップは表現の自由に対する脅威と見なされている。
SLAPPs are seen as a threat to freedom of expression.