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单词 arm's length
释义

arm's length

noun

1
: a distance discouraging personal contact or familiarity
kept former friends at arm's length now
2
: the condition or fact that the parties to a transaction are independent and on an equal footing
arm's-length
ˈärmz-ˈleŋ(k)th How to pronounce arm's length (audio)
-ˈlen(t)th
adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The area depicted in this image is equivalent in size to a grain of sand held at arm's length by someone standing on the surface of Earth. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 11 July 2022 Even if somebody were able to design a pool to overcome that particular hurdle, then the next hurdle is in the pricing of premiums and trying to meet the arm's length requirements. Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 13 May 2022 But she's been criticized for visiting the region for three days in the 15 months since Biden announced her role -- keeping the politically fraught issue at times at an arm's length away. Conor Finnegan, ABC News, 6 June 2022 The bottom line was that the Tax Court did not err in determining the Reserve Mechanical policies sold to Peak to be unreasonably priced and not negotiated at arm's length. Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 13 May 2022 Discovery must legally remain at arm's length from WarnerMedia until the deal receives government approval. Brian Stelter, CNN, 4 Feb. 2022 She is still weighed down by the grief of losing her father, so her primary tactic is to hold everyone but her sister at arm's length. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 4 Feb. 2022 And on Saturday, Glenn Youngkin became the first Republican since 2010 to be sworn in as Virginia's governor after running a campaign that kept Trump at arm's length. Jill Colvin, ajc, 16 Jan. 2022 Youngkin has been walking a careful line between politely keeping former President Donald Trump at arm's length while trying to convince Trump voters to show up at the polls. Peter Weber, The Week, 2 Nov. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1655, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Legal Definition

arm's length

noun

: 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
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