legal-size

Attorney's preferred format

Legal-size describes paper measuring 8.5 by 14 inches, one inch longer than standard letter paper.

The format is traditional for legal documents, contracts, and court filings in the United States: The brief must be printed on legal-size paper.

Legal-size also describes folders, envelopes, and other supplies designed to accommodate this format.

paper

letterhead

Branded formal stationery

folder · manila · notepad · pad · sheet · ream · cardstock · resume · document · form

dimensions

elongated

Stretched beyond usual dimensions

portrait · landscape · margin · measurement · specification · format · proportion · template

office

filing

Storing documents systematically

  • cabinetEnclosed storage furniture
  • folderContainer for loose papers
  • drawerSliding furniture compartment

organizer · binder · clipboard · tray · scanner · copier · fax · feeder · desktop · clerical

printing

tabloid

Sensationalist newspaper format

  • ledgerFinancial record book
  • folioSingle-fold page format
  • quartoFour-leaf printing format

A4 · broadsheet · plotter · laser · inkjet · toner · duplex · collate · output · enlargement

Opposites
paper format dimensions

legal-sizeletter

Written symbol or message

A4 · tabloid · ledger · standard · executive

Family

legal, size, legally, legality, legalize, legalization, illegal, illegally, illegality

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G