at arm's length

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• arm's length — n: the condition of the parties to a business deal in which each has independent interests and one does not dominate the other often used in the phrase at arm s length a contract made at arm s length arm s–length adj Merriam Webster’s Dictionary… …   Law dictionary

• Arm's length — Arm Arm, n. [AS. arm, earm; akin to OHG. aram, G., D., Dan., & Sw. arm, Icel. armr, Goth. arms, L. armus arm, shoulder, and prob. to Gr. ? joining, joint, shoulder, fr. the root ? to join, to fit together; cf. Slav. rame. ?. See {Art},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• arm's length — ˌarm s ˈlength adjective not having a close relationship with another company and not receiving any specially favourable terms from it: • It insists that it is an arm s length owner of the company, and does not interfere in its affairs …   Financial and business terms

• arm's-length — UK US adjective ► used to describe a situation in which two people, companies, etc. operate separately from each other: »An arm s length relationship between buyers and suppliers is usually advisable …   Financial and business terms

• arm's-length — arm s ,length adjective used for describing something such as a business deal in which the different sides avoid having a close relationship with each other: arm s length negotiations between management and employees …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• arm’s length — adj. Distant, not intimate; describes a good faith, fair market transaction by parties with relatively equal bargaining power, in which neither one forces the other to accept terms. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of… …   Law dictionary

• arm's length — The act of dealing with a person who is not a relative but an independent third party. (Dictionary of Canadian Bankruptcy Terms) United Glossary of Bankruptcy Terms 2012 …   Glossary of Bankruptcy

• Arm's length principle — The arm s length principle (ALP) is the condition or the fact that the parties to a transaction are independent and on an equal footing. Such a transaction is known as an arm s length transaction . It is used specifically in contract law to… …   Wikipedia

• Arm´s Length — Der Fremdvergleichsgrundsatz (engl. arm s length principle ) betrifft insbesondere Verrechnungspreise für Warenlieferungen, Miet und Pachtzinsen oder Finanztransaktionen (u.a. Cash Pooling ) im Rahmen des Leistungsaustauschs innerhalb von… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• arm's-length — /ahrmz lengkth , length /, adj. not closely or intimately connected or associated; distant; remote: an arm s length relationship. [1645 55] * * * arm’s length UK US adjective used for describing something such as a business deal in which the… …   Useful english dictionary

• arm's length — noun a distance sufficient to exclude intimacy (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑distance, ↑length * * * noun : a distance preventing or excluding personal contact, familiarity, or intimacy pompous and ornate and keeps us stiffly at arm s length Virginia… …   Useful english dictionary