Legal Definition and Related Resources of Good behavior
Meaning of Good behavior
Conduct authorized by law. Surety of good behavior might at common law be demanded from any person justly suspected, upon sufficient grounds, of intending to commit a crime or misdemeanor. Surety for good behavior is somewhat similar to surety of the peace, but the recognizance is more easily forfeited, and it ought to be demanded with greater caution. 1 Bin. (Pa.) 98, note; 2 Yeates (Pa.) 437; 14 Viner, Abr. 21; Dane, Abr. Index. As to what is a breach of good behavior, see 2 Mart (La.; N. S.) 683; Hawk. P. C. bk. 1, c. 61, § 6; 1 Chit.Prac. 676.
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Good behavior in Law Enforcement
Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of good behavior.
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See Also
- Law Enforcement Officer
- Police Work
- Law Enforcement Agency
Further Reading
- good behavior in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
- good behavior in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
- A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis
What is Good Behavior?
A definition of good behavior is: Orderly and lawful conduct; behavior such as is proper for a peaceable and law-abiding citizen. More details on the Encyclopedia. A term is used in an order suspending sentence upon a defendant during good behavior, means merely conduct conformable to law, or to the particular law theretofore breached. More details on the Encyclopedia.
More about the Concept of Good Behavior
Under some state penal systems, each day of “good behavior” by a prisoner reduces his or her sentence by one day.[1]
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Notes
- “Good Behavior” in the White America Dictionary (New York, Los Angeles, London, New Delhy, Hong Kong, 1989)
See Also
- Goodtime allowance
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