arm's length
arm's length
nounDefinition of ARM'S LENGTH
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 adjective
First Known Use of ARM'S LENGTH
1707
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