legal weight

基本解釋

High-profile public inquiries punch far above their legal weight: they often lead to resignations.
高調(diào)的公開調(diào)查所產(chǎn)生的效果遠(yuǎn)大于其實(shí)際效果（法律效力？）：它們通常會(huì)導(dǎo)致相關(guān)人員的辭職。
A London judge said yes, ruling this week that environmentalism should carry the same legal weight as religion under Britain's employment laws.
一位倫敦法官作出了肯定的回答，本周判定環(huán)保主義應(yīng)該與個(gè)人信仰一樣，在勞動(dòng)法中享有同等重要的地位。
A partnership without a written agreement carries no legal weight.
沒有書面協(xié)議的合作沒有分量。

The Palestinians know that without US support, their initiative will fail to gain Security Council support and therefore have no legal weight.
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