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

"Ten million arrivals over 10 years is far too high", he said, adding: "We need a binding legal cap on visas issued each year which is very, very substantially lower than this in order to get the numbers down and under control."

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He said it contained wasteful spending and Democratic priorities, while also demanding that Congress take the politically sensitive step of raising – or even doing away with - the legal cap on newly issued American debt that the US would reach sometime next summer.

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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.

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

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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.

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