legal cap

noun

1. ruled writing paper in tablet form, measuring approximately 8½ × 13 to 14 inches (22 × 33 to 36 centimeters).

legal cap

noun

1. ruled writing paper, about 8 by 13 1 2 inches with the fold at the top, for use by lawyers

Word History and Origins

Origin of legal cap¹

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

Example Sentences

Ever since, he has been outspoken about what he sees as his party's failure to deliver on its promises to cut immigration, leading calls for the UK to withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights and for a legal cap on migration.

From BBC

The Conservatives are promising a legal cap on migration by getting Parliament to fix an annual number of work and family visas.

From BBC

President Joe Biden has been quick to blame the likely shutdown on House Republicans, who are intent on spending cuts beyond those laid out in a June deal that also suspended the legal cap on the government borrowing’s authority until early 2025.

From Seattle Times

As early as next month, the US government could reach the legal cap on the national debt.

From BBC

It's been more than a decade since congressional Republicans first used raising the legal cap on the national debt as a means of extracting policy concessions from a recalcitrant Democratic president.

From BBC