Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Weight
. A measure of heaviness; a measure of the quantity of matter.
against the weight of the evidence
(of a verdict or judgment) contrary to the credible evidence; not sufficiently supported by the evidence in the record. see weight of the evidence.
false weight
A weight or measure that does not comply with governmentally prescribed standards or with the prevailing custom in the place and business in which the weight or measure is used.
gross weight
The total weight of a thing, including its contents and any packaging.
manifest weight of the evidence
A deferential standard of review under which a verdict will be reversed or disregarded only if another outcome is obviously correct and the verdict is clearly unsupported by the evidence. Cf. WEIGHT OF THE EVIDENCE.
neat weight
See net weight under WEIGHT.
net weight
The total weight of a thing, after deducting its container, its wrapping, and any other extraneous matter.
weight of the evidence
The persuasiveness of some evidence in comparison with other evidence <because the verdict is against the great weight of the evidence, a new trial should be granted>. See BURDEN OF PERSUASION. Cf. MANIFEST WEIGHT OF THE EVIDENCE; PREPONDERANCE OF THE EVIDENCE