wall slam

plural wall slams

1. The act of slamming a person against a wall.

   Van Hove lavishly externalizes the implied violence of capitalism with punches, neck wrenches, wall slams, and sinuous pantomimes of sexual assault.

   2010 September 22, “Theater Review: The Mama Grizzly of The Little Foxes”, in New York (Vulture section), New York, N.Y.: New York Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 Sep 2010

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   In short, the memo Comey that approved gave a thumbs-up on waterboarding, wall slams, and other forms of torture – all violations of domestic and international law.

   2013 June 22, Laura Murphy, “Let's check James Comey's Bush years record before he becomes FBI director”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 Oct 2013

   “Hard-impact force likewise continues at an alarming rate in the form of head strikes, wall slams, and violent takedowns often involving neck/chokeholds,” the report says, adding that in some cases these incidents aren’t reported and in others they aren’t reported accurately.

   2017 April 3, Corinne Ramey, “Rikers Island Staff Overuse Force, Report Says”, in The Wall Street Journal, New York, N.Y.: Dow Jones & Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 03 Dec 2025