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arm's length

[ahrmz-lengkth, -length] / ˈɑrmzˌlɛŋkθ, -ˌlɛŋθ /
NOUN
at a distance to exclude intimacy
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Disclosure rules similarly make anonymous trading and arm’s-length shareholding safe.

From Barron's

Yet CEOs have a fiduciary duty to conceal strategic information that could tip off competitors from arm’s-length shareholders.

From Barron's

Arm’s-length stockholders who trust markets mistrust managers.

From Barron's

Mr Campbell said it was time for the Scottish government, which part-funds the game through its arm's-length body SportScotland, to intervene.

From BBC

“This is an arm’s-length business relationship,” Vartian said.

From Los Angeles Times