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Good behaviour
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Good behaviourConduct authorized by law. Surety of good behaviour may be demanded from any person who is justly suspected, upon sufficient grounds, of intending to commit a crime or misdemeanor. Surety. for good behaviour is somewhat similar to surety of the peace, but the recognizance is more easily forfeited, and it ought to be demanded with greater caution.
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Conduct
Law of nations. This term is used in the phrase safe conduct, to signify the security given, by authority of the government, under the great seal, to a stranger, for his quietly coming into and passing out of the territories over which it has jurisdiction.
Law
A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society. The learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system.
Surety
Contracts. A person who binds himself for the payment of a sum of money or for the performance of something else, for another, who is already bound for the same. A surety differs from a guarantor, and the latter cannot be sued until after a suit against the principal.
Behaviour
In old English, haviour without the prefix be. It is the manner of having, holding, or keeping one's self or the carriage of one's self with respect to propriety, morals, and the requirements of law. Surety to be of -good behaviour is a larger requirement than surety to keep the peace.
Person
This word is applied to men, women and children, who are called natural persons.
Grounds
A legal basis for a divorce.
Commit
To send a person to prison, asylum, or reformatory by a court order.
Crime
An act or omission which is prohibited by criminal law. Each state sets out a limited series of acts (crimes) which are prohibited and punishes the commission of these acts by a fine, imprisonment or some other form of punishment. In exceptional cases, an omission to act can constitute a crime, such as failing to give assistance to a person in peril or failing to report a case of child abuse.
Misdemeanor
In most US states, a crime less serious than a felony for which the maximum sentence is usually not more than one year in a county jail. A sentence usually involves probation, jail time, a fine, or a combination of any or all of these three. Except in certain specific instances, persons convicted of a misdemeanor cannot be sentenced to prison.
Peace
The tranquillity enjoyed by a political society, internally, by the good order which reigns among its members, and externally, by the good understanding it has with all other nations. Applied to the internal regulations of a nation, peace imports, in a technical sense, not merely a state of repose and security, as opposed to one of violence and warfare, but likewise a state of public order and decorum.
Recognizance
Contracts. An obligation of record entered into before a court or officer duly authorized for that purpose, with a condition to do some act required by law, which is therein specified.
Caution
1) It signifies, sometimes, security, or security promised. Generally every writing is called cautio, a caution by which any object is provided for. 2) Turatory, Scotch law. Juratory caution is that which a suspender swears is the best he can offer in order to obtain a suspension. Where the suspender cannot, from his low or suspected circumstances, procure unquestionable security, juratory caution is admitted.
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Good and lawful men
Probi et legales homines. The law requires that those who serve on juries shall be good. and lawful men; by which is understood those qualified to serve on juries; that is, that they be of full age, citizens, not infamous nor non compos mentis, and they must be res ident in the county where the venue is laid.
Good cause
A standard by which a recipient of welfare is excused from cooperating with the cse agency because by doing so the recipient and the children could be in danger. a good cause finding usually results from ample documentation of violence and abuse by the non-custodial parent.
Good consideration
Contracts. A good consideration is one which flows from kindred or natural love and affection alone, and is not of a pecuniary.nature.
Good faith
Absence of intent to commit fraud.
Good time
In the US penitentiary jargon, days subtracted from certain prisoners' sentences for good behavior.
Good will
By this term is meant the benefit which arises from the establishment of particular trades or occupations. Mr. Justice Story describes a good will to be the advantage of benefit which is acquired by an establishment, beyond the mere value of the capital, stocks, funds, or property employed therein, in consequence of the general public patronage and encouragement, which it receives from constant or habitual customers, on account of its local position, or common celebrity, or reputation for skill or affluence, or punctuality, or from other accidental circumstances or necessities, or even from ancient partialities, or prejudices.
Goodwill
An intangible business asset which includes a cultivated reputation and consequential attraction and confidence of repeat customers and connections.
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God bote
Ecclesiastical law. An ecclesiastical or church fine imposed upon an. offender for crimes and offences committed against God.
Going concern
The Transfer of Undertakings Regulations apply where an undertaking is sold as a going concern or where a unit within a business is contracted-out or where the contractor is changed. In the event of such a transfer, the employment rights of those employed by the seller immediately prior to the transfer are preserved and become the responsibility of the buyer. Dismissal in connection with the transfer gives the employee a right to claim unfair/wrongful dismissal against the transferee. What a "going concern" is, is a matter of fact but transfer of goodwill is usually the key criterion. Prior to the transfer, there are obligations to consult with the appropriate representatives of the employees who may be affected.
Going witness
One who is going out of the jurisdiction of the court, although only into a state or country under the general sovereignty; as, for example, if he is going from one to another of the United States; or, in Great Britain, from England to Scotland.
Gold
A metal used in making money, or coin. It is pure when the metal is unmixed with any other. Standard gold, is gold mixed with some other metal, called alloy.
Good and lawful men
Probi et legales homines. The law requires that those who serve on juries shall be good. and lawful men; by which is understood those qualified to serve on juries; that is, that they be of full age, citizens, not infamous nor non compos mentis, and they must be res ident in the county where the venue is laid.
Good behaviour
Good cause
A standard by which a recipient of welfare is excused from cooperating with the cse agency because by doing so the recipient and the children could be in danger. a good cause finding usually results from ample documentation of violence and abuse by the non-custodial parent.
Good consideration
Contracts. A good consideration is one which flows from kindred or natural love and affection alone, and is not of a pecuniary.nature.
Good faith
Absence of intent to commit fraud.
Good will
By this term is meant the benefit which arises from the establishment of particular trades or occupations. Mr. Justice Story describes a good will to be the advantage of benefit which is acquired by an establishment, beyond the mere value of the capital, stocks, funds, or property employed therein, in consequence of the general public patronage and encouragement, which it receives from constant or habitual customers, on account of its local position, or common celebrity, or reputation for skill or affluence, or punctuality, or from other accidental circumstances or necessities, or even from ancient partialities, or prejudices.
Goodwill
An intangible business asset which includes a cultivated reputation and consequential attraction and confidence of repeat customers and connections.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Conduct
Law of nations. This term is used in the phrase safe conduct, to signify the security given, by authority of the government, under the great seal, to a stranger, for his quietly coming into and passing out of the territories over which it has jurisdiction.
Law
A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society. The learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system.
Surety
Contracts. A person who binds himself for the payment of a sum of money or for the performance of something else, for another, who is already bound for the same. A surety differs from a guarantor, and the latter cannot be sued until after a suit against the principal.
Behaviour
In old English, haviour without the prefix be. It is the manner of having, holding, or keeping one's self or the carriage of one's self with respect to propriety, morals, and the requirements of law. Surety to be of -good behaviour is a larger requirement than surety to keep the peace.
Person
This word is applied to men, women and children, who are called natural persons.
Grounds
A legal basis for a divorce.
Commit
To send a person to prison, asylum, or reformatory by a court order.
Crime
An act or omission which is prohibited by criminal law. Each state sets out a limited series of acts (crimes) which are prohibited and punishes the commission of these acts by a fine, imprisonment or some other form of punishment. In exceptional cases, an omission to act can constitute a crime, such as failing to give assistance to a person in peril or failing to report a case of child abuse.
Misdemeanor
In most US states, a crime less serious than a felony for which the maximum sentence is usually not more than one year in a county jail. A sentence usually involves probation, jail time, a fine, or a combination of any or all of these three. Except in certain specific instances, persons convicted of a misdemeanor cannot be sentenced to prison.
Peace
The tranquillity enjoyed by a political society, internally, by the good order which reigns among its members, and externally, by the good understanding it has with all other nations. Applied to the internal regulations of a nation, peace imports, in a technical sense, not merely a state of repose and security, as opposed to one of violence and warfare, but likewise a state of public order and decorum.
Recognizance
Contracts. An obligation of record entered into before a court or officer duly authorized for that purpose, with a condition to do some act required by law, which is therein specified.
Caution
1) It signifies, sometimes, security, or security promised. Generally every writing is called cautio, a caution by which any object is provided for. 2) Turatory, Scotch law. Juratory caution is that which a suspender swears is the best he can offer in order to obtain a suspension. Where the suspender cannot, from his low or suspected circumstances, procure unquestionable security, juratory caution is admitted.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Good and lawful men
Probi et legales homines. The law requires that those who serve on juries shall be good. and lawful men; by which is understood those qualified to serve on juries; that is, that they be of full age, citizens, not infamous nor non compos mentis, and they must be res ident in the county where the venue is laid.
Good cause
A standard by which a recipient of welfare is excused from cooperating with the cse agency because by doing so the recipient and the children could be in danger. a good cause finding usually results from ample documentation of violence and abuse by the non-custodial parent.
Good consideration
Contracts. A good consideration is one which flows from kindred or natural love and affection alone, and is not of a pecuniary.nature.
Good faith
Absence of intent to commit fraud.
Good time
In the US penitentiary jargon, days subtracted from certain prisoners' sentences for good behavior.
Good will
By this term is meant the benefit which arises from the establishment of particular trades or occupations. Mr. Justice Story describes a good will to be the advantage of benefit which is acquired by an establishment, beyond the mere value of the capital, stocks, funds, or property employed therein, in consequence of the general public patronage and encouragement, which it receives from constant or habitual customers, on account of its local position, or common celebrity, or reputation for skill or affluence, or punctuality, or from other accidental circumstances or necessities, or even from ancient partialities, or prejudices.
Goodwill
An intangible business asset which includes a cultivated reputation and consequential attraction and confidence of repeat customers and connections.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
God bote
Ecclesiastical law. An ecclesiastical or church fine imposed upon an. offender for crimes and offences committed against God.
Going concern
The Transfer of Undertakings Regulations apply where an undertaking is sold as a going concern or where a unit within a business is contracted-out or where the contractor is changed. In the event of such a transfer, the employment rights of those employed by the seller immediately prior to the transfer are preserved and become the responsibility of the buyer. Dismissal in connection with the transfer gives the employee a right to claim unfair/wrongful dismissal against the transferee. What a "going concern" is, is a matter of fact but transfer of goodwill is usually the key criterion. Prior to the transfer, there are obligations to consult with the appropriate representatives of the employees who may be affected.
Going witness
One who is going out of the jurisdiction of the court, although only into a state or country under the general sovereignty; as, for example, if he is going from one to another of the United States; or, in Great Britain, from England to Scotland.
Gold
A metal used in making money, or coin. It is pure when the metal is unmixed with any other. Standard gold, is gold mixed with some other metal, called alloy.
Good and lawful men
Probi et legales homines. The law requires that those who serve on juries shall be good. and lawful men; by which is understood those qualified to serve on juries; that is, that they be of full age, citizens, not infamous nor non compos mentis, and they must be res ident in the county where the venue is laid.
Good behaviour
Good cause
A standard by which a recipient of welfare is excused from cooperating with the cse agency because by doing so the recipient and the children could be in danger. a good cause finding usually results from ample documentation of violence and abuse by the non-custodial parent.
Good consideration
Contracts. A good consideration is one which flows from kindred or natural love and affection alone, and is not of a pecuniary.nature.
Good faith
Absence of intent to commit fraud.
Good will
By this term is meant the benefit which arises from the establishment of particular trades or occupations. Mr. Justice Story describes a good will to be the advantage of benefit which is acquired by an establishment, beyond the mere value of the capital, stocks, funds, or property employed therein, in consequence of the general public patronage and encouragement, which it receives from constant or habitual customers, on account of its local position, or common celebrity, or reputation for skill or affluence, or punctuality, or from other accidental circumstances or necessities, or even from ancient partialities, or prejudices.
Goodwill
An intangible business asset which includes a cultivated reputation and consequential attraction and confidence of repeat customers and connections.
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