Legal Definition and Related Resources of Behavior
Meaning of Behavior
Manner of conducting one”s self; manners; carriage of one”s self with respect to propriety and morals.
Behavior Alternative Definition
Manner of having, holding, or keeping one”s self; carriage of one”s self, with respect to propriety, morals, and the requirements of law. Surety to be of good behavior is a larger requrement than surety to keep the peace. Dalton, c. 122; 4 Burns, Just. 355; 240 111. 564. A “breach of good behavior,” for which an official can be removed, is not confined to misbehavior in office. 2 Mart. (La.; N. S.) 700.
Synonyms of Behavior
noun
- actions
- air
- bearing
- beliefs
- carriage
- character
- comportment
- conduct
- consuetude
- course
- course of conduct
- course of life
- decorum
- demeanor
- deportment
- habits
- habituation
- habitude
- inveteracy
- line of conduct
- manner
- manner of life
- manners
- matter of course
- mien
- mode of action
- mores
- personal bearing
- presence
- propriety
- ritual
- ritualism
- routine
- way of acting
- way of life
- Associated Concepts: bad behavior
- contemptuous behavior
- good behavior
- indecent behavior foreign phrases: Advitam aut culpam
- For life
- or until guilty of misbehavior
- De bono gestu
- For or during good behavior
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Legal Abbreviations and Acronyms
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See Also
Good behavior.
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