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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Robbins wrote his books in longhand on legal pads, producing only a couple of pages a day and with nothing plotted in advance.
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Bill Trott, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
As his attorney wrapped up a marathon closing argument Monday, former House Speaker Michael Madigan sat stoic at the defense table, gazing at the jury with his usual legal pad and pencil at the ready.
—Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
Combs' team also took issue with the government's request that the iconic rapper continue to handwrite his legal notes instead of using his laptop to do so, especially after a government investigator allegedly photographed a legal pad found in his cell.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Hearing this, Pusha runs upstairs and returns with about six legal pads in his hand.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2024
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Bill Trott, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
As his attorney wrapped up a marathon closing argument Monday, former House Speaker Michael Madigan sat stoic at the defense table, gazing at the jury with his usual legal pad and pencil at the ready.
—Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
Combs' team also took issue with the government's request that the iconic rapper continue to handwrite his legal notes instead of using his laptop to do so, especially after a government investigator allegedly photographed a legal pad found in his cell.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Hearing this, Pusha runs upstairs and returns with about six legal pads in his hand.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Legal pad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legal%20pad. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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