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legal pad
noun
: a writing tablet of ruled yellow paper that is usually 8.5 by 14 inches (about 22 by 36 centimeters)
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Hearing this, Pusha runs upstairs and returns with about six legal pads in his hand.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2024
Throughout the judge’s instructions, Baldwin was writing away at the defense table, seemingly striking out something on a yellow legal pad.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 10 July 2024
Keast kept taking notes on his yellow legal pad, too anxious to look over.
—Joshua Lott, Washington Post, 8 July 2024
Stanley sat quietly at the defense table Monday, at one point appearing to check emails on her laptop and at other times writing notes on a yellow legal pad.
—Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 10 June 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1882, in the meaning defined above
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“Legal pad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legal%20pad. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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