good behavior
Use Good behavior in a sentencegood behavior
noun
1.
satisfactory, proper, or polite conduct.
2.
conduct conformable to law; orderly conduct: The convict's sentence was reduced for good behavior.
3.
proper fulfillment of the duties of an office, especially a public office: The incumbent could not be discharged during good behavior.
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He's at his best when the film gives him time off for all that good behavior and lets him show a more wicked side.
In exchange for his testimony, and as a result of good behavior, the feds had eased the terms of his pretrial detention.
Practice positive discipline that emphasizes education, not punishment, and that rewards good behavior with praise.
And also, there are lots of examples of good behavior.
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