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BEHAVIOR Definition & Legal Meaning

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Manner of behaving, whether good or bad; conduct; manners; carriage of one’s self, with respect to propriety and morals; deportment. Webster. State v. Roll, 1 Ohio Dec. 2S4. Surety to be of good behavior is said to be a larger requirement than surety to keep the peace.

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