for good behavior
idiom
: because of having not caused problems
Inmates may be released from prison early for good behavior.
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He was sentenced to 60 days in jail but was released early for good behavior.
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David Matthews, New York Daily News, 26 June 2024
But Wanda Bertram, a spokesperson for PPI, noted that jails and prisons use visitation rights as leverage for good behavior.
—Dan Slepian, NBC News, 20 June 2024
With constant international rewards for good behavior and sanctions for bad behavior, self-determination always produces better results than authoritarianism
In neighboring Iraq, a nearly identical pattern has already emerged on the ground.
—Ali Khedery, Foreign Affairs, 22 Sep. 2015
Sentencing reforms in the past two decades, including credits for good behavior, decreased the inmate population even before the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Maya Miller, Sacramento Bee, 31 May 2024
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David Matthews, New York Daily News, 26 June 2024
But Wanda Bertram, a spokesperson for PPI, noted that jails and prisons use visitation rights as leverage for good behavior.
—Dan Slepian, NBC News, 20 June 2024
With constant international rewards for good behavior and sanctions for bad behavior, self-determination always produces better results than authoritarianism
In neighboring Iraq, a nearly identical pattern has already emerged on the ground.
—Ali Khedery, Foreign Affairs, 22 Sep. 2015
Sentencing reforms in the past two decades, including credits for good behavior, decreased the inmate population even before the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Maya Miller, Sacramento Bee, 31 May 2024
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“For good behavior.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20good%20behavior. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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