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legal pad

American  

noun

  1. a ruled writing tablet, usually yellow and measuring 8½ × 14 inches (22 × 36 centimeters).


Etymology

Origin of legal pad

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

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“We are not merely interested in growing…we are interested in growing profitably,” she wrote on a yellow legal pad, listing objectives for the business.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026

Maduro took meticulous notes on a yellow legal pad that he asked a judge to confirm that he could keep with him after the hearing.

From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2026

The defendant's parents, the Stanford Law School professors Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried, took notes on a yellow legal pad that they passed back and forth to each other as Yedidia testified.

From Reuters ● Oct. 5, 2023

Early in the event, people began to huddle near a table decorated with wildflowers in a mason jar and a yellow legal pad.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2023

He looks over one of the forms I filled out earlier for the paralegal and gets a yellow legal pad out of his desk drawer.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

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