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good behavior
noun
- satisfactory, proper, or polite conduct.
- conduct conformable to law; orderly conduct:
The convict's sentence was reduced for good behavior.
- proper fulfillment of the duties of an office, especially a public office:
The incumbent could not be discharged during good behavior.
Example Sentences
Individual explanations might suggest that the problem can be solved with education campaigns to address gaps in knowledge, or with sanctions for "bad" behavior and rewards for "good" behavior.
Do faith and good behavior even matter?
This complaint, together with the Framers’ intimate familiarity with the constitutional arguments involved in the Glorious Revolution of 1688, led directly to the provisions of the Constitution guaranteeing Article 3 federal judges tenure during good behavior and irreducible salaries.
Good intentions are no guarantee of good behavior.
The lawsuit questions the legality of the ballot measure, which allows prisoners to earn early release through good behavior credits, and alleges that it has given prison officials “unchecked power†to shorten sentences for even violent felons against the intentions of voters who approved it nearly a decade ago.
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