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army. 1. A  military  force, esp.  of  ground troops. [Cases: Armed  Services    4. C.J.S. Armed Services §§  14,  16–17,  19,  37.]  2.  Any  substantial group  of  individuals  armed  for  combat.  3.  A vast, organized group. regular  army.The  permanent  military  establishment,  maintained  during  both  war  and peacetime. [Blacks Law 8th]

arm’s-length transaction.See TRANSACTION. [Blacks Law 8th]

arm’s-length price.See PRICE. [Blacks Law 8th]

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 §§…

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 §§…

arms, law  of.  1.  Rules concerning  conditions of  war,  such  as  the  treatment  of  prisoners.  2. The law relating to the right to bear arms. [Cases: Weapons    1. C.J.S. Weapons §§ 1–8, 61–62.] 3. The  law  relating  to  armorial  bearings,  i.e.,  coats  of  arms  granted  by  the  College  of  Heralds  in England,  Lord  Lyon  King …

arm of the state.An entity created by a state and operating as an alter ego or instrumentality of the state, such as a state university or a state department of transportation. • The 11th Amendment of  the  U.S.  Constitution  generally  bars  suits  in  federal  court  by  individuals  against  states.  The Amendment has been interpreted as…

arm of the sea.The portion of a river or bay in which the tide ebbs and flows. • It may extend as  far  into  the  interior  as  the  water  of  the  river  is  propelled  backward  by  the  tide.  [Cases: Navigable Waters    1(4).C.J.S. Navigable Waters § 4.] [Blacks Law 8th]

arm  of  the  court.An  officer  of  the  court  who  performs tasks or  duties related  to  the  court’s functions. [Blacks Law 8th]

armistice. See TRUCE. [Blacks Law 8th]