The U.S. government has run up against its legal borrowing capacity, or debt ceiling, at self-imposed cap put in place by Congress.
根据美国国会自行设定的上限，即债务限额，美国政府的合法借款额度已达上限。
英语百科
Capacity (law)
（重定向自Legal capacity）
The capacity of natural and juridical persons, and legal persons in general, determines whether they may make binding amendments to their rights, duties and obligations, such as getting married or merging, entering into contracts, making gifts, or writing a valid will. Capacity is an aspect of status and both are defined by a person's personal law: