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

A censure motion is politically symbolic but carries no constitutional or legal weight.

From BBC

Would a jury have accorded legal weight to Cash’s claim, in song, to have “shot a man in Reno just to watch him die”?

From New York Times

His words, written as part of a so-called mental health advance directive, hold legal weight.

From Seattle Times

Others say the absurdity lies in the suggestion that unconstitutional, racist laws of the past should hold any legal weight today.

From Los Angeles Times

San Francisco joined dozens of other U.S. cities in approving a resolution that has no legal weight but reflects pressure on local governments to speak up on the Israel-Hamas war, now in its fourth month following a deadly Oct.

From Seattle Times