arm’s-length
arm’s-length a. 公平交易的；正常交易关系的 指交易的成立不受任何私人特殊关系的影响，交易双方享有同等的权利。与臂挽臂〔arm-in-arm〕的情况正相反。 (→at arm’s length)
ARM’S-LENGTH
arm’s length
arm’s-length, adj. Of or relating to dealings between two parties who are not related or not on close terms and who are presumed to have roughly equal bargaining power; not involving a confidential relationship (an arm’s-length transaction does not create fiduciary duties between the parties). Cf. ARM-IN-ARM M. [Cases: Contracts 1; Fraud 7. C.J.S. Contracts