legal cap

American  

noun

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

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legal cap British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of legal cap

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

Example Sentences

For teaching summer courses that generally ran for up to two weeks, Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh each made salaries that approached the legal cap on certain outside income, roughly $30,000 in recent years.

From New York Times • Apr. 30, 2023

The deal reached after several weeks of intense negotiations between attorneys and doctors groups would raise the legal cap on pain and suffering awards to $350,000 beginning Jan. 1.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2022

The debt ceiling is a legal cap on how much money the federal government can borrow to fund its budget deficits and meet debt obligations.

From Reuters • Aug. 25, 2017

The judgment included $1.5 million in compensatory damages and $7.5 million in punitive damages — an award so large it exceeded the state’s legal cap and was reduced by a judge.

From Washington Post • Nov. 5, 2016

Just at that instant, Mr. Cameron and Mr. Whitney appeared, the latter carrying a large roll of legal cap, covered with his well-known hieroglyphics.

From The Award of Justice Or, Told in the Rockies A Pen Picture of the West by Barbour, A. Maynard (Anna Maynard)