Law Dictionary Definitions

arrangement with creditors.Bankruptcy. A debtor’s agreement with creditors for the settlement, satisfaction,  or  extension  of  time  for  payment  of  debts.  See  BANKRUPTCY  PLAN.  [Cases: Bankruptcy    3661.100–3661.115.] [Blacks Law 8th]

arrangements committee.See COMMITTEE. [Blacks Law 8th]

arrangement in order  of breadth.Patents. The placement of  claims in a patent application in order of scope so that the first claim in the application or patent is the broadest and later claims are progressively narrower. [Cases: Patents    98. C.J.S. Patents §§ 137–139.] [Blacks Law 8th]

arraignment,n.  The  initial  step  in  a  criminal  prosecution  whereby  the  defendant  is  brought before the court to hear the charges and to enter a plea. Fed. R. Crim. P. 10. Cf. PRELIMINARY HEARING;  initial  appearance  under  APPEARANCE.  [Cases:  Criminal  Law    261–264.  C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 355, 357–360, 362–363.] — arraign,vb. [Blacks Law 8th]

arra (ar-<<schwa>>), n.[Latin “earnest, deposit”] Roman & civil law. Earnest money; money given  as  evidence of  a  completed  bargain.  Also  spelled  arrha.See  DENARIUS DEI. Cf.  GOD’S PENNY. — Pl. arrae. [Blacks Law 8th]

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 §§…