good behavior
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.
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How to use good behavior in a sentence
When it came time for sentencing, however, the judge wasn’t ready to let Elize walk free, instead giving her 19 years in prison, albeit with the opportunity to have regular unsupervised furloughs should she demonstrate good behavior behind bars.
Netflix’s Baffling Defense of a Woman Who Dismembered Her Rich Husband | Nick Schager | July 9, 2021 | The Daily BeastOutside in Culture House’s Avant Garden is a selection of posters devised by contributors to the Viral Art Project to encourage good behavior during the pandemic.
In the galleries: Celebrating the art of the game with unexpected delights | Mark Jenkins | July 2, 2021 | Washington PostReward your pup for good behavior even while you’re far from home with this remotely-controlled and super-smart dog camera.
Best dog camera: Find out if Fido is being a good boy while you’re gone | Florie Korani | June 25, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThis system of earning scholarship money based on “good behavior, character, and proficiency” is written into the deed.
“I Finally Got to the Mountaintop and I Failed” | by Bob Fernandez, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and Charlotte Keith, Spotlight PA | June 10, 2021 | ProPublicaThat’s because the school offers high-stakes scholarships, earned with good behavior and grades during students’ time at MHS, that can backfire for those who start college but don’t finish.
“I Finally Got to the Mountaintop and I Failed” | by Bob Fernandez, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and Charlotte Keith, Spotlight PA | June 10, 2021 | ProPublica
This long-term system both punishes poor behavior and rewards good behavior, which is key here.
The Constitution permits judges to be removed when they no longer exhibit “good behavior.”
Remove a Stain on the Supreme Court by Impeaching Justice Scalia | David R. Dow | December 14, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTWith good behavior he would be out of adult prison in eight and a half years.
Should Juvenile Criminals Be Sentenced Like Adults? | Clark Merrefield | November 26, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThere were rewards for good behavior—such as a dip in a swimming pool—and punishments for bad behavior—such as extra chores.
Scientology’s Sea Org: A Story of Escape for Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise | Abigail Pesta | July 6, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAll this good behavior and restraint makes for boring conversations.
The Next D.C. Power Brokers: Who’ll Replace This Obama Team? | Leslie H. Gelb | December 3, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTThey still hold my wife and children as hostages for my good behavior.
Portrait and Biography of Parson Brownlow, The Tennessee Patriot | William Gannaway BrownlowIt is one of the famous ill health resorts of Africa, but on this occasion it was on its good behavior.
In Africa | John T. McCutcheonBut Professor Farrago refused to resign unless your position was assured, subject, of course, to your good behavior.
In Search of the Unknown | Robert W. ChambersOn revising the statutes good behavior was made the term of tenure for the judges and clerks of common pleas.
A short history of Rhode Island | George Washington GreeneHe could not tell Madeleine that her dowry was to be the bribe received by Raoul for his future good behavior and past crimes.
File No. 113 | Emile Gaboriau
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