for good behavior
idiom
: because of having not caused problems
Inmates may be released from prison early for good behavior.
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Capone was released from Alcatraz in 1939 for good behavior.
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Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2025
Nonetheless, as that case has also shown, with time—and with constant international rewards for good behavior and sanctions for bad behavior—self-determination always produces better results than authoritarianism.
—Ali Khedery, Foreign Affairs, 22 Sep. 2015
Then, on April 3, 2024, for the first time in over three decades, DeLeon would get to experience life as a free man after being granted commutation for good behavior and advocacy work behind bars.
—Tabius McCoy, Hartford Courant, 20 Feb. 2025
Sinno finds injustice in the fact that, once her stepfather completed his term—he was released from prison after five years for good behavior—society granted him the right to a second chance.
—Leslie Camhi, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2025
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Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2025
Nonetheless, as that case has also shown, with time—and with constant international rewards for good behavior and sanctions for bad behavior—self-determination always produces better results than authoritarianism.
—Ali Khedery, Foreign Affairs, 22 Sep. 2015
Then, on April 3, 2024, for the first time in over three decades, DeLeon would get to experience life as a free man after being granted commutation for good behavior and advocacy work behind bars.
—Tabius McCoy, Hartford Courant, 20 Feb. 2025
Sinno finds injustice in the fact that, once her stepfather completed his term—he was released from prison after five years for good behavior—society granted him the right to a second chance.
—Leslie Camhi, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for for good behavior
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“For good behavior.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20good%20behavior. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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