Good Behavior
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
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.