from
Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)
GOOD BEHAVIOUR. Conduct 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. 1 Binn. 98, n.;
2 Yeates, 437; 14 Vin. Ab. 21; Dane's Ab. Index, h. t. As to what is a
breach of good behaviour, see 2 Mart. N. S. 683; Hawk. b. 1, c. 61, s. 6
Chit. Pr. 676. Vide @Surdy of the peace.