legal weight

noun

1. the weight of merchandise itself plus that of its immediate wrapping material but not of the outside shipping container: used especially in some Latin American countries for the purpose of assessing import duties.

Example Sentences

While the creation of PopVote is an interesting development that caught Beijing off guard, it bears no legal weight.

From The Daily Beast

It remains to be seen whether this has legal weight or not.

From The Daily Beast

Before it is passed into law, the call for a moratorium has no legal weight and judges are simply free to ignore it.

From The Daily Beast

And a mere protest of a third Power is of no legal weight either.

From Project Gutenberg