good conduct
Acting with decorum
Good conduct is behavior that conforms to rules, standards, or expectations—especially in institutional settings like schools, prisons, or the military.
A prisoner may earn early release for good conduct.
The phrase often appears in formal contexts: good conduct medal, certificate of good conduct.
It implies not just avoiding wrongdoing but actively meeting behavioral standards.
- civilityFormal politeness in conduct
- courtesyRespectful, considerate behavior
- honestyTruthfulness, sincerity
- decorumFitting social conduct
- lawfulnessConformity to regulations
rectitude · kindness · fairness · accountability · respect · self-control · comportment · integrity · doing the right thing · reliability · obedience · clean record · uprightness · compliance · politeness · patience · well-behaved · upstanding
- prisonsprison, inmates, cells, prisons, prisoner
- moral educationmoral education, moral instruction, character education, moral development, moral lessons
- virtuesintegrity, honesty, justice, courage, fairness
- Egyptologypyramids, pyramid, pharaohs, pharaoh, hieroglyphs
- military prisonsmilitary prison, military brig, brig, stockade, Leavenworth
- naturalizationcitizenship test, naturalization ceremony, naturalization test, naturalization certificate, citizenship oath
good conductmisbehavior
Improper or unruly conduct
misconduct · bad behavior · unruly behavior · disorderly conduct · naughtiness
good conductwrongdoing
Unethical or illegal action
malfeasance · wickedness · depravity · immorality · villainy
good conductmisconduct
Improper professional behavior
insubordination · delinquency · violations · defiance · disobedience