Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A space equal to the length of the arm.
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- noun attributive form of
arm's length
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Examples
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That would resolve a claim made in February by hedge fund Aurelius Capital Management LP that intercompany borrowings weren't completed at a so-called "arm's-length basis," meaning they may not have been made in good faith.
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Within the government's arm's-length bodies review there are no proposals for where transplant approvals sit.
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Glencore said all transactions were conducted at an arm's-length basis and at internationally agreed prices.
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The bigger question for Ballmer is whether he can keep that challenge at arm's-length for long enough for his gambles to pay off.
Microsoft chief is under pressure in a 'Lord of the Flies' world 2011
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There are claims that the transactions breach international rules ensuring there has to be an arm's-length principle when it comes to sales between related parties.
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Surely he knows that Mr. McCain's arm's-length treatment of conservatives set him up for the worst GOP presidential election result since Barry Goldwater lost in 1964.
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"We believe the loans comply with the arm's-length requirement…and that no event of default has occurred," EFH said in a filing late Friday.
Aurelius Wages Legal Attack on Energy Future Holdings Naureen Malik 2011
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In addition are such unaudited rackets as the doctors 'contracts, with built-in bonuses, and the full Whitehall terms and conditions granted to the staff at even the most arm's-length bodies.
Cutting from the rich and clobbering the middle, Cameron looks like a lefty Simon Jenkins 2010
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This would violate an agreement that TCEH has with its lenders requiring all intercompany loans to be made on an "arm's-length basis," according to the letter, which was sent by Aurelius's attorney Dechert LLP to Citibank, TCEH's administrative loan agent.
Aurelius Wages Legal Attack on Energy Future Holdings Naureen Malik 2011
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With both hands on her shoulders he held her at arm's-length from him and looked long into her eyes, no longer cool but seemingly pervaded with a golden flush.
Chapter 28 2010
reesetee commented on the word arm's-length
Although used figuratively in English, this phrase in some other cultures represents a standardized unit of distance equal to about 70 centimeters or 28 inches; for example, the braccio (Italian), the sadzhen (Russian), and the pik (Turkish).
November 6, 2007